I Sing the Blues and Cry
For the Little Girls of the World
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When we Dance
Day by day
Moment by moment
We dance
Without touching
Or Looking
Into each other’s
Eyes
The Little Girls of the World
Many of us just dance through life feeling isolated and alone in a world full of family, friends and gods. Only shadows of what we could be, of what we pretend to be.
There are literally millions of survivors of childhood sexual abuse existing in America today. One out of every four little girls is sexually abused and ninety percent of the abusers are family members or close friends of the family. Approximately 39 million children are trapped inside a cage of shame, guilt, secrecy and themselves. Our bodies grow, minds mature, yet still remains a broken little girl within.
I am just one of these little girls of the world.
For the Little Girls of the World
I sing the blues
And I cry
For the little girls of the world
Who are held
Touched and torn
Who bleed and
Change
Panties
After Daddy
Brother
Cousin
Or some
Other
Leaves them
Caressed
Valueless
Used
Misused
Wondering why
Is she
Elected
Neglected
Rejected
Then blamed
Shamed
And named
The
Bad seed
The black sheep
The weak
I sing the blues
And I cry
For the little girls of the world
Who
Give
Die
Yet live
To cry
For the little girls of the world
For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
James 3:16-18
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Many of us go through life feeling isolated and alone in a world full of family, friends, and gods. In I Sing the Blues and Cry, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse expresses through both poetry and prose the shared fear, confusion, anger, hope, and faith needed to accomplish joy in a world infused with pain. One out of every four little girls is sexually abused, and the majority of the abusers are family members or close friends of the family in America today. They are trapped in a cage of shame, guilt, and secrecy. Bodies grow, minds mature, yet there still remains a broken little girl within each victim. Author Iris Killens Cheeks shares conversations, verse, and vital resources to open a door into the thoughts, perceptions, and soul of a survivor of sexual, mental, and emotional abuse. This little girl found a way to survive, mature, and conquer many of the battles she faced due to traumatic experiences that no child should have to endure. Hers is a story that is poignant, revealing, and uplifting—a story of light, acceptance, forgiveness, and growth. I Sing the Blues and Cry is an inspiring look beyond the surface into the eyes of a child, a woman, and a survivor.
About the Author
Iris Killens Cheeks is a twenty-year veteran teacher with a BS in education and an MA in professional studies in education. She hails from Lumberton, North Carolina, but presently lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with her husband, Robert. She has six children, thirteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren.