Regaining her
composure an effort,
but not shrinking from the camera,
Chronicler, the Voyeur,
Silent but soon to speak,
preparing, getting herself ready
a flaring of her nostrils,
quick motion brushing,
tears that would not be silenced,
resolve in the face of this woman,
like so many clients I have known…
After the latest
attack,
his hands upon her,
her video starting in silence,
pulling herself together
to recorder her manifesto
not shrinking from the camera,
it was her partner, her voice,
her silent witness to her resolve,
that she would rise from the ashes,
that she and her children would be safe…
We need to honor
her spirit,
to stand with her in this moment,
to acknowledge the hope within her,
giving her time,
standing resolute,
even amid her pain,
standing her ground,
staring into the camera
regaining power somehow
when she was ready to speak...
but not shrinking from the camera,
Chronicler, the Voyeur,
Silent but soon to speak,
preparing, getting herself ready
a flaring of her nostrils,
quick motion brushing,
tears that would not be silenced,
resolve in the face of this woman,
like so many clients I have known…
his hands upon her,
her video starting in silence,
pulling herself together
to recorder her manifesto
not shrinking from the camera,
it was her partner, her voice,
her silent witness to her resolve,
that she would rise from the ashes,
that she and her children would be safe…
to stand with her in this moment,
to acknowledge the hope within her,
giving her time,
standing resolute,
even amid her pain,
standing her ground,
staring into the camera
regaining power somehow
when she was ready to speak...
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Edited March 27, 2024
She stood before the camera – v2
March 25, 2024
She stood before the camera
&
Edited March 25, 2024
Resolute in her defiance – v3
Edited March 25, 2024
Resolute in her defiance – v2
March 25, 2024
Resolute in her defiance
March 25, 2024
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