The Misunderstood

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    For those of us who know the pain of someone we once trusted who did the unspeakable to us when we were young and oh so innocent. After 40 years I feel it is time to speak out. And begin to heal.

    The Misunderstood

    The Misunderstood

    I know the what, I know the when,
    I know the who too well.
    Believe me or believe me not,
    I have a truth to tell.

    But sister if you cannot hear.
    I'll keep your peace,
    A day
    A year

    Your Honor if the proof you seek,
    Is rusted, lost, too old, too weak.
    Forgotten then I will not speak.
    Dismiss my plea with silence.

    And Judges sitting in thier robes.
    Will shudder at the gate.
    How thin the cloth of innocence,
    Against the chill of hate.

    I know the when , I know the what,
    I know the who too well.
    Believe me or believe me not.
    I have a truth to tell.

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    sammia commented on The Misunderstood

    08-29-2009

    wow!!! wonderful poem i love the flow and i agree with super's comment blow me.
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    peanut94 commented on The Misunderstood

    08-29-2009

    wow! i really like it!!! i have a few poems but none are as good as this one =P
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    Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

    Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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