A memory of despair
when privacy was threatened
broken boundaries and a claim
–innocent invasion
liquid actions
intrusion on personal space
obsession
advances that won’t stop
a strong woman
losing control
a nervous girl
helpless
a victim
scared
_____Adriana Citlali
XXIX-VI-MMXIV
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When space is silence... 
June 29, 2014 at 8:39 am
ugh… it is tough when our personal space is invaded – no matter how strong someone seems to be, it can break you… that is tightly written and you say a lot in just few lines adriana
June 30, 2014 at 6:21 pm
Thank you, Claudia. It is not an easy theme to write about. I am glad to read that the message I wanted to convey is there.
June 29, 2014 at 11:23 am
yes as victims we are scared and scarred, you capture what it means to be a woman and i like that
June 30, 2014 at 7:20 pm
Scared and scarred… So true! Thank you for your feedback and for stopping by.
July 1, 2014 at 10:33 am
your very welcome, I really enjoyed your poem
June 29, 2014 at 11:59 am
oy, kinda scary…i like how you acknowledge the whole person, the scared girl, the strong woman, the victim in that last few lines…
June 29, 2014 at 1:47 pm
The amazing thing is how you hold ALL of it! My perception is of you as an awesome host, because I can hear, through your writing here, this woman has your attention. I appreciate how you’re in conversation and acknowledgement through these succinct words. I’m relieved she is visible in your light.
July 28, 2014 at 11:04 pm
She has to be visible in everyone’s light. Thank you for your kind words!
June 29, 2014 at 2:16 pm
That invasion of personal space, love the understanding you still show.. there are so many reasons for a human’s behavior…
July 28, 2014 at 11:10 pm
There are many reasons. It is also said that often, when a person invades the personal space/life of a second one, the invader does not know that they crossed a boundary.
June 29, 2014 at 2:48 pm
Ugh…it feels so bad and scary when that happens…you expressed it well.
June 30, 2014 at 8:39 pm
Oh! Adri, this is so honest and sad! It reflects a reality that many women experience and suffer in silence. Sometimes we end up feeling not only helpless and scared but guilty as if the stalker was not the guilty one and we were the ones “provoking” what is been done to us.
July 28, 2014 at 11:13 pm
You are right, it is still common to blame the victim. Thanks, Ilya.
June 30, 2014 at 8:55 pm
Citli: has levantado la voz para que muchas mujeres sean escuchadas.
Your voice let women be heard.
Besos desde Monterrey!
July 28, 2014 at 11:11 pm
Paz,
¡Qué gusto leer de ti! Gracias por tu comentario.
¡Besos!
June 30, 2014 at 9:00 pm
Brings a chill. Nice tight rhythm. I once had a friends whose vanity plate spelled SACRED and she got a ticket for speeding and got excused because the cop wrote SCARED on the ticket.
July 28, 2014 at 11:16 pm
Thanks for stopping by, Colleen.
The SCARED story is a great one. Thanks for sharing it… smiles…
June 30, 2014 at 10:17 pm
Some abuse can scar for life and she who was strong can be made to feel a victim for the rest of her life.
July 1, 2014 at 12:33 am
Very chilling to read when personal space is invaded, and a strong woman feels feel and becomes scared ~ Good one ~
July 1, 2014 at 12:44 am
You have shown so very strongly how a strong woman can be broken! by someone who invades her space. You really made me think and feel with your poem!
July 1, 2014 at 4:33 am
This happened to me in 2011. It was a devastating experience. Keep your webcam covered at all times.Hackers can turn on your skype without you being aware. I closed my blogfora while and then I decided not to let them win and have been blogging ever since. Fight back.These sick evil bastards are to be pitied not feared!
July 28, 2014 at 11:15 pm
I am so sorry to read that you had that experience. I feel for you. Keep strong and safe.