Humiliation Is a Soft Word – A Spoken Word Poem on Childhood Trauma, Silence, and Survival

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What happens when the body learns its own name through injury?This spoken word poem is a raw, intimate exploration of childhood sexual trauma, the violence of withheld language, and the deep ache of being met with silence instead of care.“Humiliation Is a Soft Word” is for every survivor who was denied softness, and for anyone who has ever flinched at the alphabet.Copyright ©2025 Kate EarleyMusic: Petrichor by Jacobs PianoWritten: July 12, 2025

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