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Isaiah’s Invite (A #ChurchToo Spiritual Abuse Poem)

August 6, 2020July 6, 2021 ~ melanieweldonsoiset ~ Leave a comment

A poem about working at an abusive church.

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My name is Melanie, and I’ve worn many labels over the years: poet, pastor, teacher, student, immigrant, #ChurchToo survivor. I’ve learned, however, that the label that fits best is “child of God.” One day that phrase will be my epitaph. Until then, you’ll find me at my best resting in a hammock, biking on local DC green ways, or enjoying a fire by the hearth on a cold winter’s night.

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What’s it like to stroll down memory lane with our writing? I recently discovered a portfolio of poetry that I had put together when I was in middle school, each printed poem in plastic sleeves that I had bought from Office Max (is Office Max even still around?!). Some of the poems made me cringe: I could just hear the sound of sap dripping off of them, or the thump of my hand hitting my forehead in an expression of melodramatic teenage angst. Yet some of the poems made me smile, and even laugh. Looking through this portfolio was like visiting the thrift stores I loved to frequent at that age (and still do frequent from time to time): there are lots of duds, but the joy of finding that one quality piece makes the digging all worthwhile. #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #teenagepoetry #teenagepoetryispainful #teenagepoetryangst #thriftstorestyle #myoldpoems #myoldpoemsrevisited #myoldpoemsnippet #poetry #poems #poetsofinstagram #poem#thriftstorefinds #thriftingfinds #thriftedstyle #oldpoemsofmine #oldpoemsiwrote

What practices are jouncing your perspective lately? For me, a recent visit to Glenstone Museum in Potomac, Maryland helped me do that exactly that.

Love this fun verse posted on a neighborhood daycare center :). #neighborhoodpoem #neighborhoodpoems #poetryirl #funpoetry #funpoetrycorner

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It took me a moment to register the sign—loitering…allowed? That would explain all the people sitting on benches outside the country store, chatting and jamming on their banjos. I had heard that things were a little different in Floyd, Virginia, and now I could see (and hear!) the evidence for myself.

I was going through an old box of greeting cards I inherited from my Grandmother (who passed away a decade ago), and found these extremely passive-aggressive jewels. I imagine they were part of a boxed set.

What’s it like to stroll down memory lane with our writing? I recently discovered a portfolio of poetry that I had put together when I was in middle school, each printed poem in plastic sleeves that I had bought from Office Max (is Office Max even still around?!). Some of the poems made me cringe: I could just hear the sound of sap dripping off of them, or the thump of my hand hitting my forehead in an expression of melodramatic teenage angst. Yet some of the poems made me smile, and even laugh. Looking through this portfolio was like visiting the thrift stores I loved to frequent at that age (and still do frequent from time to time): there are lots of duds, but the joy of finding that one quality piece makes the digging all worthwhile. #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #teenagepoetry #teenagepoetryispainful #teenagepoetryangst #thriftstorestyle #myoldpoems #myoldpoemsrevisited #myoldpoemsnippet #poetry #poems #poetsofinstagram #poem#thriftstorefinds #thriftingfinds #thriftedstyle #oldpoemsofmine #oldpoemsiwrote

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