1
voice,
3
times. I wait
4
you to save me.
6
weighs me down, sins blatant.
7
might have been close, but at
10
years old my Father relays his command.
12
Two years later and I find myself naked. Now
22
minutes pass, and I haven’t moved from my
unclean perch. Forsaking what he warned me about.
40
minutes. Feels like no time at all. I
fall deeper into the trials of temptation.
It coils around me, and I know I can’t
return. To defend myself is useless.
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