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Rita Kay holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Oklahoma and began her career in the bustling heart of New York City. After returning to her native Greece, she now works as a dedicated job counselor, guiding others with compassion and insight. A lifelong poet, storyteller, painter and survivor, Rita finds inspiration in the everyday details of life, blending her love for words and visual expression into deeply personal works. Passionate about all forms of art, she believes creativity is not just a form of expression but a way of connecting to the world and oneself.

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Exhibit: White Shirt

This quiet witness to brutality.

They said:
It’s just fabric.

No.
Objection!

This was the flag he planted on my ruined country.

Let the record show:

I begged someone, anyone, to notice.
I waited in my shushed voice.
My split skin.

But no one came.


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Published on August 29, 2025 11:45 Tags: dark-poetry, healing-through-writing, incest-survivor, trigger-warning-trauma

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“I wear my story like flame on bare skin.”
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“You left like Prometheus in reverse, stealing the fire and leaving me chained to silence.”
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“Breathe. Keep on. We’ve got galaxies to set alight.”
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“I folded myself into a quiet shape, one that wouldn’t rip your peace or challenge your version of love.”
Rita Kay, Shhh… Don’t Say It: A Memoir in Fragments on Trauma, Abuse, CPTSD, and Healing

“I didn’t ask for the sword. But I’ve carried it this far.”
Rita Kay, Shhh… Don’t Say It: A Memoir in Fragments on Trauma, Abuse, CPTSD, and Healing




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