To Care For You Is What I Do
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I Haven’t The Words I’m so sorry I belched in your face. I’m aware that it was a disgrace. I can’t speak strong feelings so I act them out. I do understand what I’m thinking about, But I cannot voice it. I’m trying to learn. It’s proving quite difficult. Please do not spurn Me or give up. I really respect you a lot Which is most of the reason you got what you got! I wish I could tell you, “I’m so disappointed You’re not my Key Worker. Your week is disjointed. Life isn’t fair, ‘though I do understand. I’m not being awkward or making demands.” But I simply can’t tell you. I haven’t the words. My background has been a bit strange and absurd, So my higher brain function has some way to go. I hope you’ll feel better to know that I know. Abigail, aged 14
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Inspired by many individual young people over a period of time spanning a quarter of a century Yvy Angel provides a series of vivid snapshots which serve to transport the reader directly into the lives of young people and those connected with them in a powerful and thought provoking way. Already used during training to inspire and educate foster carers, poems titled; Prison Visiting, Don't Touch Me Please, I Hate Most Social Workers and, "No" are followed by a section on overcoming challenges at school including, I Don't Wear Uniform To School, (I find it hard to follow rules) and, "I Haven't The Words", lead us toward an understanding of why this may be so. Ending with a fascinating and unique collection of poems which explain what our brains are doing behind the scenes: Upper Brain And Lower Brain, Adrenalin, Enkephalin and Seratonin may help us to make sense of strong feelings and extreme behaviours allowing us to take control of ourselves or to better enable those we care for to make their own decisions in their own best interests.
About the Author
Yvy Angel began fostering in 1986 combining parenting her children with running nursery schools, working as a rape crisis counsellor, trainer and school governor. Having survived a parent free childhood Yvy has lived independently since fifteen years of age and currently lives near Oxford where she fosters three young people.