The World of Silence and the Silence You Shame

The world is full of abusers
The minority are here to be abused by you
Mustn’t disobey
Mustn’t tell
Or you will be abused by others
In the name of
Love, care, help or treatment
It’s not the real abusers
That create the worse reasons to be silent
It’s you and what you do
That creates the world of shame and silence
I must be ready
I have spoken out
Even in words
When they read this
They will come and abuse me again
Maybe it’s my fault after all
Maybe you’re right and I’m wrong
That’s a shame
or
Is it shame?
You decide
Shall I be silent?...
Like before

Copyright John Harrison 2003

'Taken from my book 'Whispers From Within'. If you would like to find out more you can go to: www.thepoetjohn.com (if its my writing only you want to see) or www.Bsafe1stalways.com for abuse issues and more. This poem had many firsts, it was the first published (online), the first poem I read at a rally, first published in an online magazine, it was the first poem I put to video and more. Many survivors have viewed it. As one of those who was re traumatised by the system, it summed up my life sadly. And too many people are represented by this piece'.