Me Too: Their Time is Up

By Charna Ainsworth

Do you know Their Time is Up? Then you probably know about the #MeToo movement which inspired Charna Ainsworth’s latest collection of poetry and prose. The book explores abuse, sexual harassment, survival and ultimately triumph over unjust circumstances. It is divided into four sections; the loss of innocence, the shattering of my heart, the pursuit of survival and the purpose of resolution. Each section tells a story. Helps to heal a different pain. Don’t miss this intense emotional journey; an intimate glimpse into one heart, and the search for redemption.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Charna Ainsworth
• Release date: Jan 17, 2019
• ISBN: 9780985550585

Charna Ainsworth

Charna Ainsworth was born and raised in Mississippi. She inherited her father's talent for writing and began to write poetry and short stories at a young age. The Letter, is the first novel in a trilogy which she wrote over a period of six weeks. It was followed by two collections of poetry, two novellas and the second novel of the trilogy, Shades of Persuasion. Charna is an avid reader and on Sundays you can usually find her attending church. She resides in the country, in Mississippi with her family.

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Me Too

Their Time is Up

Charna Ainsworth

Me Too: Their Time is Up

Copyright © 2018 Charna Ainsworth

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She lived as we all have lived, too many years in a culture broken by brutally powerful men. For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men. But their time is up. Their time is up.

—Oprah Winfrey

Golden Globe Awards

the speech which inspired this book

Dedication

To all the boys and men

who thought they could

destroy the light God put

in my soul, turning it to darkness:

You all failed.

Dedication II

To all the girls and women

who read the pages

of this book

and see yourself in the words:

Don’t let them dim your light.

Stop it now…

so you won’t have to say,

‘Me Too’.

Together, women are

changing the world.

The era in which

brutally powerful men

control our lives

and our decisions is over.

Their time is up!

Beauty for Ashes

Contents

the loss of innocence

the shattering of my heart

the pursuit of survival

the purpose of resolution

the loss of innocence

What happened to me

when I was young?

Many years later

I’m still searching

for a way

to fill the holes

left in my soul

by brutally powerful men.

young and innocent;

door locked

panties down

I became your prey

begging anyone would come

break down the door and save

but she just walked away

at the assurance of your voice

that everything was okay

but I wasn’t

and never would be again…

Chased; caught somewhere between