In Appreciation of Pants
Location
I`m standing in the dark
"kiss it"
he tells me
it`s my parent`s restroom
he`s standing between me and the door
he`s looming
and I am alone
"kiss it."
louder this time
the tiles are cold on my bare feet
I want my bright pink capris back
"kiss it"
I squeek like a polising cloath on a bycicle
because I`m frightened
because I figured it out
"I don`t want to."
"Kiss it."
his penus is in my face
it`s rather unpleasant
and then I`m crying
like a wounded moose
I thnk there`s something about an eight year old girl`s tears
that cuts through the bullshit
like acid in a spy movie
he lets me wash my hands
and face
he gives me back my pants
I`d tell my parents three days later
"He could go to jail." my mother looks at me
and that`s that
and I am alone
late at might I`m in my restroom
washing my hands
the skin is soar
little peices of gauze cover the cheese grater marks
that mark my arms legs and belly
I fall of the bike sometimes
my parents are sleep
and I am alone