On an article and brief original poem
This is from an The Irish Times article about the connection between pornographry and sexual abuse:
“The boy began looking at pornography when he was nine or 10. By 11, he was “addicted” to it. After he turned 14, he started acting out what he had seen online. The first time he sexually abused his niece was when she was eight. The assaults on her became gradually more graphic and more invasive. The abuse was discovered when she was 11.”
I think Sartre was right that most children reach a point at about eight years old when they sexualize; I think they have to be disciplined carefully until at least 16.
But what is porn? The other sex can be physically attractive with clothes on or in paintings or statues of nudes. And our culture considers these artistic treasures for the most part. James Joyce dealt with the issue of legitimate art versus squalid porn in his first novel.
A poem
“Cost” by yours truly
In college economics, the teachers spoke of “opportunity cost,” when you have to give up something for something else.
I think of people lost.
A person from the past now like a ghost.
“What do you want most?”
What I don’t have.