"The suffering further the suffering of others," by Pádraig Ó Tuama from Poetry Unbound.

…viour was a manifestation of the abuse she was subjected to in her first marriage — in other words, the abused has evolved to become the abuser — or worse still, that she was the perpetrator all along; not the victim as she would have others be…
Domestic Abuse Manifests in Her Red Trigger Finger
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Carolyn Hastings
Gloria D. Gonsalves
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Feb 19, 2025
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"The suffering further the suffering of others," by Pádraig Ó Tuama from Poetry Unbound.
You did a brilliant job on the poem. Some lines invoked vivid imageries. I will now reflect what is one withholding when pointing a finger out :)
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