CHILDHOOD TRAUMA
By: Sam Louie
Beaten,
stabbed,
molested,
trauma shouldn't go uncontested.
Assaults on your thoughts and emotions,
no hugs or kisses,
Are mom and dad dismissive?
"Don't be weak!",
"What's wrong with you?",
"You're a kid, you have no right to speak!"
This is still trauma,
we know it to be true,
when you shout and scream,
at kids as young as two.
Set high standards,
for grades in school,
