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Ruth Chowdhury's avatar

Oof. This poem was good.

When we first got out of the cult (masquerading as a church) we were in, I wouldn’t tell anyone what had happened because it was ingrained in me to “not gossip”. 🙄 Then someone told me something very wise: it’s my story. It happened to me, & I am free to tell it. It changed my whole perspective on it, & I’ve been able to be more open about it now. So I’ve (we’ve) got your back. If they didn’t want to be talked about, they shouldn’t have done shitty things to you. 🤷‍♀️

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Corie Feiner's avatar

writing a poem and publishing your truth is the high road to me. As Emily Dickinson says, "Tell all the truth but tell it slant —"

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