Rape Poem
by Melissa Pardes
| OH MY…
- CLAMP- ARM. DIZZINESS. FEAR. FALLING. THUD. FLOOR. BLACK, COLD, HARD. - ATTACK – MOUNTED. HEAVY, CRUSHING. GROPE. SQUEEZE. SWEATY. VIOLENT. NO! - SLAP – HAND OVER MOUTH. SALTY. SUFFOCATING. FIGHT. HANDS OVER HEAD. STUCK. PAIN. FEAR. HANDS IN PANTS. PLEASE, NO… PANTS OFF. COLD FLOOR. HEAVY WEIGHT. YELLOW BUS. WHY… HIS PANTS, OPEN. HARD. AGAINST ME. NO! |
HAND SMASHING FACE.
STICKY. SWEATY. FORCE. LEGS OPEN. WHIMPER. HAND BETWEEN MY LEGS. HEAD PULLED BACK HARDNESS. INSIDE. PAIN, BLOOD. RIP, TEAR. TORN. - THRUST – HARD. NO… - THRUST – THRUST – BLOOD FLOWS. RED, WARM. STICKY. WHITE, FOREIGN. INVADED. SALTY, SWEATY, BLOODY. SWOLLEN. IT’S OVER. LAYING ON THE FLOOR. COLD, HARD, WET. DIRTY. THROBBING. NUMB. ALONE. LOST. GONE. |
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