Woah, I love this poem it's so deep, powerful, and thought-provoking.
This poem describes the child's perspective of a world that can be filled with pain and abuse but also the possibility of escape. I also love the imagery of the clock (4s) and how the 4 represents the time of reckoning.
This was written about an old friend of mine who remembered a deeply-repressed childhood memory of abuse that triggered her 20 years later during her loveless marriage. The 4s were appearing everywhere I looked, not just on the clock, so it struck me as important to write down
Woww, so sad but amazing.
most of my life has been sad like this, but i'm only now beginning to share it
😥😥😥