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A Poem About Rape

By Ann HerroldPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
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Photo by Marek Studzinski on Unsplash

No

No, you may not enter,

Take that how you will,

But I don’t want you near me,

Like a warm broth,

A muggy steam that muddles my mind,

Here is a wall,

A self reflecting mirror,

It will reflect the opposite,

Of me,

Don’t come any closer,

Because you won’t like what you see,

Trust me,

Its not soft or kind,

It is hard and raw,

I am rugged,

I am jagged,

I am broken,

I am incomplete,

You can’t possibly love this,

Don’t tell me you do,

How can you,

When I don’t even love myself,

Not tonight.

heartbreak

About the Creator

Ann Herrold

A freelance writer that shares her experience with PTSD, trauma, depression, life, and love. Part of the LGBTQIA+ community, master procrastinator, bog goblin and expert pie eater.

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