Poetry — Refracting Hope

$Refracting Hope$

Poetry

These poems are a mix of dark and light, the serious and less so - which shows you see, that PTSD is not all of me! Trauma, grief, parodies of songs, frustration with study –

I write about pretty much anything.

You’ll find the poems about child abuse in the Trigger Warning section of the site.

Each blog post is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Too much ants

Too much ants

A child’s perspective on insect control

Hope Gordon20 March 2020joy of nature, child's view of world, hope gordon

My mind his book, my cage: Mind control

My mind his book, my cage: Mind control

Mind control makes it easy for someone to abuse a child. This blog is just one example of how it is done and the impact.

Hope Gordon19 March 2020abuse mind control, emotional abuse, childhood trauma, child abuse, impact of abuse, abuse relationship, hope gordon, PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder

Psalm for a ham sandwich God (Abridged vs)

Psalm for a ham sandwich God (Abridged vs)

Where is God when the world seems to be a never ending hell?

Hope Gordon18 March 2020child abuse, childhood trauma, child abuse faith, child abuse god, impact of abuse, inner pain, PTSD faith, post traumatic stress disorder, hope gordon, god is here, god abandon

Hopeless case...A walk through mental health and trauma

Hopeless case...A walk through mental health and trauma

Survivors of child abuse often end up with many psychiatric diagnoses, but how accurate are they? Are the symptoms simply responses to trauma?

Hope Gordon18 March 2020mental illness trauma, child abuse, childhood trauma, impact of abuse, mental illness diagnosis, PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, hope gordon

Who will I be when I grow up?

Who will I be when I grow up?

I do not want to be the person I was raised to be.

Hope Gordon18 March 2020impact of abuse, childhood trauma, child abuse, hope gordon, abuse and hope, PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder

Wolf poem

Wolf poem

Sometimes when a child feels weak, they try to make themselves stronger. To survive. Meet Wolf.

Hope Gordon18 March 2020wolf, inner pain, inner wolf, impact of abuse, defence mechanism, child abuse coping, childhood trauma, PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, hope gordon, child abuse powerless

Bonsai

Bonsai

Abuse changes the way that a child sees him/herself, and lowers self esteem.

Hope Gordon18 March 2020impact of abuse, inner pain, childhood trauma, child abuse, hope gordon, PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder