Come closer and remember
the time
(in bizarre supplication)
I
kneeled naked in the shower.
Water steaming
around me loudly
Water rushing
down my back quietly.
No tears left to solemnize
unorthodox prayer.
I
dripped in
stolen alms
instead.
Hot water soaked
my soul
weighing me down
I
prayed I would drown
instead of drip away slowly.
The filth of his words oiled my skin,
All my No
slipped down the drain
All his Shut Up clung to me.
My eyes in my hands
my spirit left in a wall
where it has slept
ever since the water finally ran cold.
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Powerful. Read it three times. Stunningly powerful.
Such beautiful words about this horrific event — I’m so sorry it happened, my friend.
Your words describe what so many survivors feel. Thank you.