This tanka is dedicated it to all who have dealt with the trauma
of childhood sexual abuse.
he believed
himself omnipotent…
the innocence
of so many children
dissolved in a moment
Photograph by Circe Denyer
Eucalypt: A Tanka Journal,
Issue 25, 2018
It’s a great honor to have had this tanka published in Eucalypt. My thanks to editor, Julie Anne Thorndyke for selecting this particular poem.
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A Poet in Time 
So painfully sad. Thank you.
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Yes, it’s tragic that so many children are abused like that…and in other ways. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this, Michelle. ❤
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Thank you!
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I’m glad it spoke to you.
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This piece perfectly shows the heartbreak in so many lives. Congratulations on having it published, Mary. —- Suzanne
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Yes, there is so much that goes unspoken, such tragedy that lies hidden.
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