Her Voice was Not the One That Called

Her voice was not the one that called them,

not the whisper of seduction in their ears
nor lies of love and adoration or the mention
of dire consequences should they feel the need
to tell. Her eyes did not compel them to draw near;
hers looked the other way, found noble things
to do and holy prayers to say, the gospel in reverse:
back then, when blindness, deafness, dumbness
ruled the day.


(c) Ellen Gillette, 2014

This is for all of you who were hurt by one person, while another did nothing to stop it. It's okay to acknowledge that both let you down. It's essential to YOU that you forgive both, too. A process.