A story too traumatizing to read. I still cringe when I think of the abuse this poor child had to endure in the hands of his mother, a tragic abuse that was witnessed by his father who did nothing to stop it. Sad to think there are children out there right now suffering this badly. My heart aches for them.
"I have known the joy and pain of friendship. I have served and been served. I have made some good enemies for which I am not a bit sorry. I have loved unselfishly, and I have fondled hatred with the red-hot tongs of Hell. That's living."
— Zora Neale Hurston