LIFE INTERRUPTED
I know these dates by heart:
2010
2011
2013
2014
2015
2016
2018
2019
2020
2021
These are all the times I've been a victim or witness to violence.
My stories even reflect this harsh reality. You can see a huge SLASH where the story just stops and nothing is written ever again.
I have over 50 unfinished stories. They've all stopped when something bad happened to me.
I've been homeless.
I've been harassed by cops.
I've witnessed kidnapping, rape and sex-trafficking.
I was almost kidnapped, raped and possibly murdered.
I fear for the victims now; they might be dead.
I received horrible news about another victim who was sex-trafficked. Police never helped them or the family.
They are dead now.
I try to write about these horrible things.
I can't.
Everytime I try, something stops me--life gets in the way and I have to run away again, so that I can survive another day.
Survive for what?
I'm not even sure anymore.
Too much has happened to me.
My life has been interrupted so many times. Too many re-starts and I never get to finish anything.
I've never finished my degrees.
I've never finished my jobs.
I've had over 12 different employers in 5 years.
Even my rental history has jumped around so much, landlords don't want to rent to me.
My credit is lower than it should be because of this.
How can a woman live when she's constantly interrupted by crime?
