I will not stand by while abuse happens
six months of cyclical hell
the push and pull of your desire
insatiate
this issue has never been singular
confined to some imaginary private space
in the public view of us all
using your circumstances to justify
the victimisation of another
to the point of collapse
the coloniser builds a fort
because they're afraid
of their own violent mirror-image
projected into the landscape
do you recognise
yours?
Jul 30, 2018
Jul 30, 2018 at 5:14 PM UTC
I will not stand by while abuse happens
six months of cyclical hell
the push and pull of your desire
insatiate
this issue has never been singular
confined to some imaginary private space
in the public view of us all
using your circumstances to justify
the victimisation of another
to the point of collapse
the coloniser builds a fort
because they're afraid
of their own violent mirror-image
projected into the landscape
do you recognise
yours?
i'd always thought playing the victim was a term the right used to discredit survivors of **** but it actually arose out of victim narratives of abusive relationships, where the abuser would posit themselves as the real victim, even as they persecuted the other with emotional blackmail, gaslighting and violence.
this all makes me ******* sick.
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