Marilyn Mills, Muizenberg
A common feeling about abuse is that women feel invisible
No one wants to see it or know about it
Abuse is personal
Family, friends, neighbours turn a blind eye
No one wants their lives disrupted
So you pretend it does not matter
It goes on for life even after you escape it
That feeling of being invisible never goes away
The feeling of never being appreciated never goes away
Even if it it’s no longer true
A life ruined by one person and no one sees it
Abuse is invisible