#untold damage

For each and every time you used your voice in the past

And you were ridiculed, ignored or forced into silence

You learnt that nobody cares enough to hear you at all

And just for trying, there was more often than not, violence

You learnt that predators were disguised and waiting at every turn

And they matched in with the crowd and they were smiling

And this occurred year after year after year in your life

And the people who looked like that were almost certainly lying

But you didn’t know

And you kept hoping for love

But it didn’t come

When that is how you have been treated over and over again

By those who were supposed to nurture and to love

And with their maltreatment so well hidden so that no one else would notice

Then your daily struggles are unimaginably tough

And you pretty much know that people won’t get it

And almost all will fail to understand

That the unsightly invisible scars they may catch a glimpse of that disfigure your soul

Were inflicted by another’s hand

Someone you knew

And someone who people thought

Who you hoped

Loved you

In the quiet

And when you were probably alone

And with no one there to protect you

Untold damage was done

You may not be able to speak it

It’s not always possible to put the atrocity into words

But if someone were to love you and listen out for your silent whisperings

Then I believe there’s a possibility that you may one day feel heard

And perhaps

Healing may come

Perhaps

541am Thursday August 14, 2019

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Bermuda Faces 'Extensive' Damage From Hurricane Gonzalo

Tens of thousands in Bermuda were without power early Saturday after Hurricane Gonzalo ripped across the island with 110 mph winds, downing trees and causing untold damage. Weather improved as dawn broke and Gonzalo moved away from the island.

Damage from Gonazalo – the strongest Atlantic Hurricane since Igor in 2010 – was believed to be widespread but authorities were waiting for daylight to assess the full extent of it, a spokeswoman from Bermuda’s Emergency Measures Organization told Reuters. “There are many places in Bermuda where you cannot get cars through … places are completely blocked,” Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva told the Emergency Broadcast Station, according to The Royal Gazette. Governor George Fergusson tweeted that damage was extensive but “not catastrophic.”

Michael Durrant, who lives with his family just outside Bermuda’s capital, Hamilton, told NBC News he saw the eye of the storm pass over the island. “The entire neighborhood was pitch black,” Durrant said. “Probably the whole island is in the dark right now.”

Bermuda’s electric company said approximately 30,700 customers — roughly 85% of the population — were without power. The company, Belco, said it was not safe to dispatch crews to restore power, but it said it had crews on standby “for emergency calls only.” After making landfall on Bermuda late Friday, the eye of Gonzalo was “quickly moving away” from Bermuda early Saturday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Bermuda Faces 'Extensive' Damage From Hurricane Gonzalo