Wednesday, August 20, 2014

an unwanted touch

an unwanted touch
an unhealthy advance
not understanding the feeling
the response of my flesh
nothing I asked for
not spoken out loud
the touch of a stranger
decades before speaking
before bringing it to light
carrying a fading memory
to this very day.


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August 20, 2014
an unwanted touch

Devozine for August 18, 2014 to August 24, 2014
“+sexual struggles”
&
Habakkuk 3:1 (GNT)
devotion: “Sexual Abuse”
national abuse hotline
1-800-656-4673
devotion by Kerri Voegeli
for August 19, 2014
read August 19, 2014
&
Colossians 3:12 (NIV)
devotion: “Modesty”
about bathing suit designer Jessica Rey
devotion by Raeann Dalton
“Take a Stand for Modesty”
1 Peter 3:3-4
for August 18, 2014
read August 18, 2014
&
Patten Methodist Youth Group
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME

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