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Talking about trauma through poetry (TW sexual abuse)

User Profile: ClaraRoseDreamer
ClaraRoseDreamer November 17th, 2023

So talking about my trauma and accepting it really helps me cope and process it. I thought I'd post a poem I wrote on here. Feel free to share your poetry here as well ❤️‍🩹

TW: Sexual abuse, child sexual abuse


Young and naive they called me,

Little miss gullible in the yearbook,

Yet they did not know what I know,

What it was like when I was just a 5 year old,

Who did not want to play the games

That she was forced to. 

Small soft hands, made to do hard adult things. 


They did not know the pain I carried

And still do

They did not know that just a gentle touch

Could make me flinch

If they knew, if only they knew

They would not call me naive. 

Would they call me strong? Or would they call me broken? By the things that I knew. 

Young and naive they called me,

I wish I were...




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User Profile: Themaninblackxxx
Themaninblackxxx November 21st, 2023

This was really good

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User Profile: ClaraRoseDreamer
ClaraRoseDreamer OP November 21st, 2023

@Themaninblackxxx

Hi, I'm not sure if you're talking about my poem or Socius's beautiful poem in response but thank you so much either way. That's very kind of you to say 😊

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User Profile: Themaninblackxxx
Themaninblackxxx November 21st, 2023

@ClaraRoseDreamer

Your poem

It feels like poetry and meaningful without trying too hard

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User Profile: ClaraRoseDreamer
ClaraRoseDreamer OP November 21st, 2023

@Themaninblackxxx

Thank you so much! I don't have a lot of confidence in my poetry so that means a lot to me 

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