I'm not about to belabor a point
I'm about to raise two points not yet clarified in previous posts
Firstly, just as is true of children, adults tend to feel all hot and bothered
By a current event until another arises at which time the first seems to
Evaporate into thin air unless you’re directly affected by it’s outcome
Secondly, my pragmatic approach to penning my personal reaction to
kavanaugh’s quick as a wink ascension above his lightening quick
Emotional descent toward the impertinent, defensively childish attitude (which
Placed the suspicious immaturity of his character flaw on center stage) did
Not do justice to the depths of my anger upon observing this man rise to
A prominent, permanent place of power after he'd failed to pass
The litmus test when provoked to defend his reputation in a loose-lipped
Undisciplined manner (unlike the self-disciplined, dignified demeanor of
Dr. Ford, who—like Anita Hill before her, also a victim of sexual harassment at
The hands of a man selected above all others to assume the revered position of
Supreme Court Justice—came forward as a victim of physical abuse (even
Greater than that perpetrated upon women by trump), choosing to place
Her reputation on the hot seat as did Anita Hill due to the fact that both women
Victims of the age-old attitude ‘boys will be boys’ had mustered the courage (twenty
Years apart) necessary to step beyond fear of experiencing repercussions, so
Deeply did both feel compelled to express conscientious need to
Expose the flagrant fouls of bullying power perpetrated by men over
Women as has commonly taken place throughout history whenever
The aforementioned, unspoken attitude: ‘Boys will be boys’ prevails over
Mutually respectful, common decency. And so, once again, we find
A woman surrounded within a roomful of powerful men, whose disdainful
Attitudes 'accuse' the victim of assuming the role of villain for standing up to
Societal silence so as to name her attacker before he assumes one of
The highest offices in the land of the free and the home of the brave as though
Her testimony, baring the attack on her person, was considered no more
Seriously than that of those women victimized by our nation’s supreme leader, who
Continues to whitewash his loose-tongued rhetoric, caught on tape and
Aired throughout the world, as being no more threatening to the dignity of
Womankind than locker room talk, and though caught with his pants down
trump, a sexual predator, (like kavanagh?), was elected to the highest office in
The land, anyway! What? And if, when interviewed (before the FBI’s
Sham of an investigation of Dr. Ford’s allegations), Anita Hill stated that
She believed that change for the better would see Dr. Ford being
Treated with a greater degree of respect than had been offered to her, and
Then if our supreme leader mocked Dr. Ford before the world at large—how
Angered was I by he who consistently personifies the on-going nature of
Disrespect heaped upon women (as well as most others) that proves as
Blatant as that? So if, as a survivor of sexual assault, I feel layers of
Coiled rage emerging from feep within my soul, as trump's repetitive
Disrespectful physical and emotional violations perpetrated upon
The vulnerabilities of womanhood are freed to rant, rave and ridicule as
Though he (and men in general) are the victims at hand, then of course
The next generation of womankind can expect to experience the shock of
Finding themselves held literally within the hot handed grasp of power in
The most disrespectful, barbaric possible way known to mankind, namely
Bodice ripping physical force, hand over mouth silencing terrified screams for
Help or yells exposing fury repressed deep within the subconscious portions of
Our minds such as the ones that jar Will awake in the still of the dark when
Nightmares of yesteryear’s attacks upon the terrorized child whom I had been
Loosen the tautly knotted choke hold that has been recently disempowered from
Strangling my anger's self-assertive voice, which no longer feels gagged—at least
Not during wee hours when tearless, night sweats make themselves known, at last!
As to my being healed from experiencing episodes of PTSD?
Intuition suggests that I've been pretty much headed in the right direction
Not quite there yet, though (rather than dreaming that a demon is chasing
A terrified child, who, upon opening her mouth to scream for help, finds herself
Suffering each next nightmarish attack in silence) night screaming with fear
Has morphed into yelling ragefully indicating progress taking place, little by little
And yet, like Dr. Ford, so many details still remain blocked behind
My wall of denial, and speaking of defensive walls of denial—in addition to
Mine and Dr. Ford’s what of kavanagh’s? What of trump’s? What of kennedy’s?
clinton’s? weinstein’s? spacey’s? countless priests? cosby’s—who
Thank God is jailed! What of trump's pay offs filtering through
The inner sanctum of The Oval Office while thomas and kavanagh are benched!
Sitting in time out? Swapping stories of remorse? I think not!
Sitting with heads hung down in humiliation, like Tom Duly? I hope so, for
Sound reason! (Though I harbor no hope for a remorseful trump, which propels
Me to say: Bullies of the world—LISTEN UP! SIT DOWN!
YOUR TURN TO REIGN 'SUPREME' IS FAST COMING TO AN END!
It’s not Dr. Ford who (personifying womanhood's growing sense of self respect
On the rise, yet again) needs to grow up—Senator Hatch! Ford's maturity ranked
High above kavanaugh's when she came forward—no more a lamb led to
Voice-silenced annihilation—because The Me Too Movement is conjoining with
The Civil Rights’ Movement, at last! Or at least that's my hope, because
Divided we fail, united we prevail, and with that clearly stated—
Heavens to 'Betsy', where is our nation's flag-maker when the time is ripe for
Readiness to stitch and hoist a rainbow colored flag upon a pole, signifying that
Glass ceilings are readily shattering here, there, everywhere, because—people
Including The Dreammakers, are people wherever we go, suggesting why
The sky must be the limit for one and all! As for me, while patiently cheering on
This slow-mo-ever-expanding-movement toward embracing
Change for the better throughout society’s multiple stradas, today’s string of
Insight-laden thoughts has been freed from clamoring for release from
Behind my line of self controlled decorum offering repressed anger sound
Reason to stop churning deep within subconscious tunnels of my brain!
Hooray! And if, rather than a woman named Annie, I was a sage of a good guy
Named Socrates, all I’d say in the aftermath of KNOW THYSELF would be—
CAESAR, TAKE MY HAND AND LET'S DECLARE:
WE'RE MAD! VERY, VERY MAD, INDEED!
FRIENDS, ROMANS, COUNTRYMEN, SENATORS, GROW UP—LOOK WITHIN—
FACE THE NATION AS DID COURAGEOUS WOMEN NAMED HILL AND FORD!
I'M NOT SAYING LOCK UP trump and kavanagh—I'M SAYING THAT COME
NOVEMBER, ELECT NO FORKED-TONGUE BULLIES WHO CARE NOT
A FIG FOR YOUR FREEDOMS OR MINE, AND HEAVENS TO BETSY, LET'S DO
WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET OUT THE VOTE AND TAKE PRIDE IN OUR FLAG!
And since giving voice to my fury feels better by far than
Silently choking back coiled layers of repressed anger, day after day
All I have left to say is—WHEW!
When a person who has experienced Takotsubo says that
Swallowing anger is not healthy, over the long run, whereas
Releasing repressed anger in a productive manner is heart healthy, you
Can believe that she knows of what she speaks for this reason:
Coiling layer upon layer of fury within one's brain space leads to
Sudden expulsions of emotionality that prove no more mature than
A power struggling toddler, whose potty mouth has not yet been
Lovingly encouraged to follow in the footsteps of a parent who having
Consistently modeled A Line of Emotional Self Control (while
The think tanks of others are running amuck, like chickens, who've
Literally lost their heads) takes a proactive leadership role while
Engaging in The Cooperation Game, which I've had the good fortune to
Offer to countless families that, over these past forty years, proved eager to
Absorb along with a wide variety of logical problem-solving methods, sweetened
With leadership's respectful sense of humor, and thus has today's insight-driven
Intuitive train of thought spotlighted the fact that all three branches of our
National government need to recreate a bipartisan balance in all things—just
As my homework assignment has been encouraging the emotional portion of
My thought processor to reprocess a rebalanced viewpoint, several times, daily—
Ohhmm ...
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