Seen never heard, shivering dread Sterile classroom, tedious curriculum Traumatised children, birth marked needy Cold hands reddened, overused weapon One strike talking, two for laughing More if hand pulled that was shocking
White sugar sandwich, nourishment nill Match stick bodies, enormous heads. Clay beneath fingernails, ridiculed, mocked Shamed for manual work, no way to wash
Clergy visit, teacher turnaround Meek toned monster, charity abounds Favourites to the front, dunces to the back Woe betide the one who can’t answer back
No lenience dyslexia, tongue tied stammers Autism, Aspergers, unknown conditions Mute parents, teacher knows best Stick to the books, put with the rest
Tormented past, suffering profound Expired in a hayloft, grey foreign town Coping skills nil, no confidence instilled Nothing to fall back on but aggression and the pint Another lonely migrant in cold foreign ground
Join us in September 2024 for a series on Unravelling Shame – In this period between Lughnasadh and Samhain as we move from the light towards the darker half of the year, we invite you to join us to shine the light together into the darkness of the shame that we each carry.
We’d love it if you’d join us on this journey to unravel shame.
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