I. Genesis…a poem about the inception of domestic violence and incest that shaped my young self.
II. Consequence…2 poems about my return–despite helping hundreds of other women escape family violence as a social worker (and knowing and ignoring the red flags)–to submissively accepting multiple forms of abuse.
III. Phoenix Rising…”The misogyny–that foot on my neck–held me down only till I was pissed enough to fight back tooth and nail!” –Izzy Wilson
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