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Prompt : Monsters
Hello and welcome to The Monsters prompt! The prompt will be based on the Monsters theme -- so go wild with that idea. The prompts we make are to get your creative juices flowing and challenge you to do your best -- so good luck! Three winners will be chosen and featured in the Winner's journal!
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Monsters
Creepy crawlies that go bump in the night - hiding under the bed giving you such a fright!!! Do you have an art piece that depicts monsters??. Give it a go - just make sure to include at least one representation of the idea of Monsters in your deviation. Extra points if it's original and cre
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85 deviations
Literature
Sanctuary
Shutting down.
Turning inward
Reaching deeply
for that safe place
within...
A sanctuary
my wrecked soul has created.
I am safe. Unreachable.
Untouched
by the world outside.
Its cruelty has no place here.
I drift on tides of memory
in an endless sea
of time and thought
where all is carefully sifted.
There is no pain.
I keep the best part of you
here with me.
Sanctuary...
Unreachable.
My crippled soul
is shipwrecked here.
In this dark madness
I await the sun
to find me...
heal me...
fill me once again
with warmth and light
and the desire to live.
Awareness
73 deviations
Awareness Days, Weeks And Events
28 deviations
World and International Issues
22 deviations
Literature
I am not broken
So you think you have beaten me? can't see past the scars on my face oh little do you know I dried my tears long ago I'm not bended or broken destoryed or defeated you had your chance now it's my time to shine together we will unite! I'm not bended or broken destroyed or defeated Now it's your time to flee! we are not bended or broken destroyed or defeated are you broken?
Hope, Courage and Strength
82 deviations
Empowering messages
87 deviations
Literature
FERVOR.
HER BODY IS A CANVAS.
EMBEDDED BENEATH THE GRAIN YOU OUTLINE
BLACK AND BLUE, AND HOVER OVER THE FAINT
YELLOW IMPRESSIONS WITH THE TIPS OF YOUR
FINGERS.
AND YOU WOULD SWEAR IT'S NEARLY BEAUTIFUL,
THAT IS IF YOU HADN'T BEEN WITNESS TO THE
PIERCING OUTCRIES EACH PORTRAIT PROVOKED
FROM THE HUMAN CLOTH.
EACH SESSION DISCOLOURING MORE AND MORE
OF WHAT USED TO BE HER PRIDE, THAT PALE
IVORY SKIN.
STILL, NO MATTER THE DEPTH OF HIS NEWFOUND
ARTISTRY SHE NEVER STRAYS FAR FROM THE
PAINTER.
AND YOU COULD SWEAR BENEATH HER FEARFUL
FACADE SHE'S MORE THAN PROUD TO BE THE
CHOSEN TAPESTRY TO BEAR HIS MARK.
YOU COULD SEE IT, APPARENT IN HER DA
Abuse - General
19 deviations
Domestic and Relationship abuse
22 deviations
Literature
Alcoholic
There's a little girl and her mommy drank every day.
Amber brew, so mesmerizing. The woman's addicted, there's no going back. Every morning she loses herself to this potent poison. Every morning the little girl loses her mommy. Over and over, no going back.
There's a little girl and her mommy drank her away.
It's morning. The screaming begins again. The little girl hears her name over and over, a gross mutilation of syllables as the word is slurred. She must have done something wrong again. She swallows the fearful cry, knowing that she must be quiet. Quick as always, she shoves her body into a shadowy corner, taking comfort in the close q
Child Abuse
58 deviations
Literature
Goodbye, Mommy
Goodbye mommy.
You told me not to cry.
You said "Take care and goodbye."
Goodbye mommy.
You couldn't handle the pain.
It drove you completely insane.
Goodbye mommy.
"I hate my life." Was the last thing you siad.
As you held the gun to you're head.
Goodbye mommy.
You left me in daddy's care.
Didn't mind if I rotted there.
Goodbye mommy.
I hope your happy with what you've done.
Cause the love I get is little to none.
Physical abuse
8 deviations
Literature
Let's say you have a wife
Let's say you have a wife, and most mornings you wake up next to her, unhappy with
the day, and complain about the light coming through the window, the fact that you've
kicked your covers off, or that she hasn't changed the sheets.
Sometimes she cooks you meals that you have liked before, but frequently you complain
about the taste and ask if she has changed the recipe. Perhaps you even take a few
bites, then scrape the rest into the trash and go eat a package of instant rice
instead. But when she becomes frustrated with cooking and can't think of something
new to make and is worried you won't like what she has made before, you grow an
Emotional and Verbal Abuse
37 deviations
Literature
A Child's Life
It was like being trapped -
In a dungeon with no escape
Though there was no walls,
No bars, no dark lit room
There was just the twinkling of his eyes
Sexual Abuse
83 deviations
Ritual Abuse
2 deviations
Institutional Abuse
2 deviations
Neglect
5 deviations
Bullying
11 deviations
Male Victims
5 deviations
Other Abuse
7 deviations
Literature
Don't Speak
After so many years, she dares to speak,
Yet her mouth can't form a sound.
She tries to scream for help,
But no one is around.
Oh it has been like this for so long;
Surely she can survive just another day?
Just hush your voice and cover the bruises
Or you will certainly pay.
A silent threat is written in his eyes-
So full of anger and rage.
Yet she must wear a mask to hide the fear,
Feeling trapped, as if behind the steel bars of a cage.
And now, there are more consequences to come,
For he knows she broke his only rule-
Destroyed the silence that was his protection.
Who would have thought this game could be so cruel?
Perhaps she should ha
Abuse effects
109 deviations
Emotional expressions and venting feelings
105 deviations
Recovery and Therapy
28 deviations
The Future
4 deviations
Misc
23 deviations
Sexual Abuse83
Sexual abuse is the forcing of undesired sexual behavior by one person upon another. When that force is immediate, of short duration, or infrequent, it is called sexual assault. The offender is referred to as a sexual abuser or (often pejoratively) molester. The term also covers any behavior by any adult towards a child to stimulate either the adult or child sexually. When the victim is younger than the age of consent, it is referred to as child sexual abuse.
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Rape and Sexual Assault
45
Child Prostitution
2
Abusive Porn
2
Male Rape
2
Literature
Her Wordss
I'm sitting on my bed, it's quite late at night.
10 to 11 and my mind won't ease, no matter how hard I plead.
There's thunder rumbling outside my window, the lightnings striking
And any momet now I'm gonna start crying.
For the past few weeks it's been really hard
There's a massive overload and I'm sure to explode.
They give me smiles and say that their there
When all I want is to hear you say:
"Don't worry my dear, it'll all be okay,
I'm here for you now and will always stay.
My arms will be your towers, my eyes will stay on guard
Caue no one's going to hurt you, not one second longer.
Your teary eyes will shine once more
And yo
"Real Men Don't Rape" Peices
3
Literature
Female sexual abusers
"Society expects the mother of a toddler would do everything in her power to make sure her child is protected from harm,"
While female sexual abusers are rare in the court system, those who deal with child sexual abuse know that cases that do come through are far from unique. A national study released in 2005 shows that biological mothers were the perpetrators of sexual abuse in five per cent of the substantiated cases investigated by child welfare authorities.
The instance is probably higher, since researchers are certain that many cases of child sexual abuse never come to light. "A lot of people have difficulty believing women are capable
Female Sexual Abusers
1
