Alone in a Little Boat on the Sea Tossed by Family Dysfunction” Children Raised in Dysfunctional Families, including those affected by Alcohol Problems.
"At the helm of my Little Boat, I always sit Alone. I don’t know how to steer it, nor where the shore is. When I look into my father’s eyes, I see emptiness – I fear they are dead. When I look into my mother’s eyes, I see they are alive, but half-closed. Mother shields herself from the blinding light of the world, she struggles to take steady steps. When I look in the mirror, I do not see Myself, only the traumas that are Important, not unique, and are part of my Mother’s and Father’s story." How can one cope with the pain and trauma of Childhood? Some people find their way through poetry, as above. Others paint, greedily recreating the pattern of trauma, trying to cast out what hurts inside to the outside. ...