Trigger warning for domestic abuse, rape
I am brought to heel
I am made tame
I am made to buy my safety with my body
I am not meant to feel
Or to be sane
Or feel I have refuge from your body
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
… Yes… but only one more time...
And once again my one lie is the only thing you’ve heard
You’re fixated
Once again your selective hearing has made my words
truncated…
And my body
…domesticated
(Author’s Note: Please understand that this is Not autobiographical. This is dedicated to a dear friend who confided in me about her suffering. This is meant to bring awareness to an aspect of the world that we often treat as too uncomfortable to address. It was inspired by this challenge: https://thotpurge.wordpress.com/2017/11/09/micropoetry-month-nov-2017-9/comment-page-1/#comment-14822)
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