Who Stops the Cycle?

Who stops the cycle of violence?

Once the cycle has begun for one human being 

we can’t prevent them

from being caught in the trap of being violated?

And when is the cycle recognized?

When the violated and abused are grown

do they inherit

the behaviour of violence with

the stigma of being violent?

All while living with

the painful granite mountain

of the original violation?

Will it ever be recognized?

And if it is recognized

spoken about, who begins 

the climb

clears paths

shows the way

of descent down the mountain?

Who is responsible for

presenting possibilities?

If a key piece of the puzzle is suspected

what part of our system speaks up to say

this human being is worthy of our time?

Is there a place to see when the cycle starts?

Do we wait until it is almost fatal to 

see and do

support and empower?

What is the cycle?

Who is caught?

What does it look like?

My frustration: I can only do a small piece

and then turn the rest over to others...............

“I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my 

opponent says of it:  ‘That piece cannot be moved.’”

~ Søren Kierkegaard