Dad and Esther
Her name was Esther Westgarth
I've picked up this shoebox full of photoes...
And there's a solid old photo album Mum is
going to send off to then tip.
"They're of Frank and his first wife."
I don't even know her name. There's something
furtive about all this, but she lets
me have them. Also I'm insanely curious
about this cousin who came to live with
them. The guy started me being deaf
when he bashed me up when I was three . . .
I'm off to see an Australian movie. It's
called Careful He Might Hear You. When
the small boy goes into the room where his
bad relatives are... I'm so scared I want
to crawl under the seat in front. I
have a lot of work to do on me.
After Gerard and I pray for God's healing
love for whatever happened, I notice good
changes starting to happen. I lose my
intense fear of men cruising me. And
go over to the Aids Clinic to see if they
would like to borrow a painting for their
reception room. More? In A Visit Home
Will Aitkens talks about how hard it is
tto confront abusers....
1994 acrylic on hardboard 900 x 750mm