crisis: women and children, circular circumstances

community action: a poetic trilogy inspired by the work of Saul Alinsky (Part 1)

fears
tears

contusions
confusions

outward joyful
inward sorrowful

guilt for being a victim
shame for being abused

alone even within a crowd

guilt for being a victim
shame for being abused

outward joyful
inward sorrowful

contusions
confusions

fears
tears

Paul Cech has been writing poetry since 1970. Several of his poems have been published as Saturday Poems in the Pittsburgh- Post Gazette and the Thomas Merton Center of Pittsburgh has published several of his poems in NewPeople. Read other articles by Paul.