These Stolen Flowers
A Rape Awareness Book. Poetry and Ideas for Avoiding and Overcoming Rape.
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Bouquets
Maybe this bouquet will take away the pain.
All around my room bouquets of flowers,
I can’t seem to stop making these bouquets.
Stealing away from me the flowers of my
Womanhood, the breaking of the vases
This tearful vessel. Pick for yourself the petals
Of a fearful flower, and there you will find woman.
Through my windows…my broken-down door.
Patty Moskos
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About the Book
Patty Moskos did a series of paintings about the feeling and experiences of being a woman, drawn from her journal keeping. While attending a writer’s conference in Taos, NM, Patty decided to write “These Stolen Flowers” as a two-part poetry book, describing the difficult experiences of rape victimization that includes a self-help section on rape avoidance, with space for writing-in one’s own stories, as an aid in overcoming rape issues.
About the Author
Patty Moskos is a self-taught artist, having studied painting at