my neighbor
rubbing the thickened skin
of her scar ...
her husband cuts off my question
and she replies, I just fell
FYI: The month of October has been recognized internationally as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, for more about this important yet difficult issue, see Special Feature: Selected Tanka for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Survivors sat in shame, and society often looked away from what people too often dismissed as a “family affair.”
-- President Joe Biden, "A Proclamation on National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2023"
