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Was it my soul or body?

#Nonet Challenge

By Hope MartinPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Was it my soul or body?
Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash

I'm not sorry that I have to go.

Your words have severed me, soul-deep.

You say you're ashamed, turned off.

You said I'm fat and gross.

But then held me down,

in drunken stupor.

Your friends laughed.

I cried.

Raped.

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About the Creator

Hope Martin

Find my fantasy book "Memoirs of the In-Between" on Amazon in paperback, eBook, and hardback, in the Apple Store, or on the Campfire Reading app.

Follow the Memoirs Facebook age here!

I am a mother, a homesteader, and an abuse survivor.

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout a year ago

    Gosh did this actually happen to you?! I'm soooo sorryyyyy if it did 😭😭😭😭😭😭 I hope you're okay now 🥺

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