“MOLESTED”

Molested at an early age

Nothing but fines for the two older boys, what a crime,

Then again, time and time again into early teens

How many times forcibly molested, was I?

Under the “guise”, I must like it, per they.

Did it make me gay, not exact?

Did it hurt in long term, a definite fact!

Then to become an adult, but never really grow up,

Always a child, never to get past 12,

Peter Pan would be proud,

No one knew to look at me; I was full grown, but a child mentally,

What a shame to be stuck at 12 with no one

to blame?

If love and compassion were my parents reaction,

Perhaps I would have grown mentally as well,

But that was not to happen.

Eventually admitted to in-patient facility,

To clean out the cobwebs growing since childhood,

To learn what happened was not of my doing,

I already knew that, but never believed it.

Not looking for pity here, nor someone to pout,

Just felt the need, of late, to get this out,

It’s been 25 years, give or take, since therapy,

Finally in my life, I was able to feel relief,

Thank the gods that it came along when it did,

Because predicting what may have happened if it didn’t is pretty scary…                                          (ed)