Cyclical violence Poems

Proverbs 13:24

Proverbs 13:24

He stares at his feet so
he doesn’t see the belt
In his father’s grip.

Over dinner, he’d spoken up,
Or out,
Or back,
The exact angle or fact of the offense

......

Proverbs 13:24

Proverbs 13:24

He stares at his feet so
he doesn’t see the belt
In his father’s grip.

Over dinner, he’d spoken up,
Or out,
Or back,
The exact angle or fact of the offense

......

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  Ryan Jordan (1 poem about Cyclical violence)
  May 22, 1982, Chicago Illinois