Suzan Digh

An authentic window into experiences nobody should have had, let alone for most of it/the worst parts a literal child.

‘I’m not supposed to need tears anymore. I am strong.’

Immediately very, very heavy and just crazy to even imagine this happening not so long ago. This is not flawlessly or skilfully written, but is written with such conviction and emotion.

‘Yesterday Kenny, one of the long term residents, set his bed on fire… When do I become Kenny?’

Really great prose that is so good at portraying the raw visuals, dragging the reader in to the horror and heartbreak described.

‘Chains so invisible that I can’t cut them off, but so real that my arms are twisted painfully behind my back.’

Probably not that many words total, scattered in poems, lines and paragraphs, yet it tells the whole story beautifully.

‘I don’t want to live my life running in power save.’… (mehr)