I gave this novel 4 and half Stars. Told in first person point-of-view, the story is powerfully and superbly written. Drawing from her own experiences, the author has portrayed the teenage character and her angst to perfection while exposing horrendous abuse. It is a compelling and emotional story. A real page turner.
This is a poem from my collection of 'social poetry' that fits in with the subject.
'Her World' by Jeanette Hornby
She sits alone
sheltered only by
the darkness
which surrounds her
She is lost
torn from the
confines of ‘family’
discarded like an
old piece of furniture
She is high
on a long journey
away from her pain
The memories
seep in somehow
of a body
so long ago
weighing her down
heavy
hard
hateful
She hits the wall
kicks the ground
breaks a window
and watches
as streams of blood
pour down her arm
She revels in the power
she has
over her own
destruction
She sits alone
in the darkness
lost
high
hurting
in her own pain
and for a moment
she is free...
Wow! i mean,...just wow!If poets got rich, you'd be a millionairess.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining Romancing the Genres and even more, for sharing this poem.
Thank you :)
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