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Tag: Trauma

Why did Joan Baez write a SRA song “if it doesn’t exist”?

“You don’t have to play me backwards/To get the meaning of my verse/You don’t have to die and go to … More

Child trafficking, politics, rape culture, Trauma

Normalizing Pedophilia: part 4: Lyrics Reflect Culture

What makes certain adults (both men and women do this), refer to women as Babe, Baby, Girl? Do they subconsciously … More

celebrities, Child trafficking, lyrics, programming, rape culture, Trauma

Protected: Memoir Prose Poem: Memories of Ahboji (Father) (and my childhood of joyful sorrow)

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Domestic Violence, Father, Memoir, Mother, Survivor, Trauma

Memoir Poem: Survivor’s Guilt by Association

Because I thought I didn’t suffer enough I wore guilt as a shield Can’t shoot me down if I already … More

Domestic Violence, Healing, Identity, Memoir, Poetry, Survivor, Trauma

WH Summit on Human Trafficking

Statistics: in 2018 there were 25 Million victims worldwide, 23,000 in North America, 65% are female and more than 1 … More

Child trafficking, rape culture, Survivor, Trauma

Were you raised by a Narcissist? I was : Part One

Some clues that you were raised by a narcissist: you have low self-esteem, you blame yourself for everything, you feel … More

Healing, Identity, Memoir, Mother, Trauma

Poem: my message

My message is about unity the strength to overcome hatred. Survive and not become hatred. Forgiving as much as you … More

Healing, Poetry, self esteem, Self-care, Survivor, Trauma

Protected: Poem: hope’s in hiding, like sheltering in place

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Grief, Healing, Poetry, politics, riots, Trauma

Poem: denial With your own eyes

Imagined Conversation: M:“You saw it with your own eyes” B:“You imagined what it meant” M:“I was a child who didn’t … More

Poetry, rape culture, Self-care, Trauma

Protected: Poem: Anarchy is a wasted revolution

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media, Poetry, politics, programming, Racism, Trauma

Suicided

I think I write about and revisit this tragic story because it has a haunting energy, like an avenging ghost. … More

celebrities, Child trafficking, Conspiracy, politics, programming, Trauma

Memoir: Attachment Theory explains my role in my family and a haiku for my Halmoni

My life has been on pause since I returned home from my mother’s funeral. I’m depressed about her death and … More

abandonment, Memoir, Mother, psychology, self esteem, Trauma

Protected: Poem: losing my hero

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Grief, Healing, Mother, Poetry, Trauma, Writing

5 Brave kids rescued their mom from their abusive father

https://youtu.be/fgkQndArUXE These kids are amazing! I cried when I watched this video. It brought back memories of my childhood. My … More

Domestic Violence, Healing, Survivor, Trauma

Protected: Memoir: my true love Spencer Stories: #2 Bipolar Artist

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Bipolar, Domestic Violence, Grief, Love, Memoir, Trauma

Work Stories: Goodbyes: Part Four (final part)

On the day we argued she must have been in great physical pain because she yelled at me for unknown … More

abandonment, Grief, Memoir, Mother, self esteem, Trauma, Writing

Poem: Where I can’t follow (haiku in 6 variations)

1) Here I am again Writing about my mother She’s my obsession. 2) Because I love her Because I can’t … More

abandonment, haiku, Love, Memoir, Mother, Poetry, Trauma

North Korean Prisoners and Defectors

I was so fortunate to have been born in South Korea. I feel so badly for the North Korean people … More

Defectors, Identity, North Korea, politics, programming, Trauma

Poem: Survivor’s Guilt (haiku in 8 variations)

1) with Survivor’s guilt you live your lifetime thinking what could I have done? 2) It doesn’t matter that it’s … More

haiku, Healing, Memoir, Poetry, Survivor, Trauma

Poem: Free the Children (haiku in 11 variations)

1) These faces above want to torture maim and kill innocent children. 2) They seem so normal uncles, fathers, doctors, … More

Atrocity, Child trafficking, haiku, programming, Trauma, wealth divide

Protected: Memoir Poem: abuse cycle rinse don’t repeat

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Domestic Violence, Poetry, Self-care, Trauma

Memoir: The Mystery of Language

In Korea I would blend in physically until I’d have to speak, my accent instantly exposes me as a foreigner. … More

Grandmothers, Identity, Immigration, Korean American, Languages, Memoir, South Korea, Survivor, Trauma

Memoir Poem: The Invasion

The invasion that took over my father was not him, It was another Monster hiding In his stolen body shell … More

metaphysical, Poetry, Trauma

Protected: Memoir Poem: Forgiveness Comes in Waves (haiku in 8 variations)

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

haiku, Poetry, Survivor, Trauma

Memoir : Nemesis Friend

We treated her like a servant because she was the eldest born female child, in traditional Korean households it meant … More

Domestic Violence, Trauma

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  • Poem: Semantics and Stone Tablets (haiku in 14 variations) April 8, 2021
  • Poem: There’s a genius to it April 7, 2021
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