I Am My Own

Don’t start calling me ‘your’ anything, you were slime and toxic waste slammed into the back of my throat. You don’t deserve the space in my lungs, a crevice between my wings. Are you happy? I can still feel your hands sliding across my body, your breath tickling the back of my throat, the way my lungs cried for air and vocal cords shattered in the wake of my screams.

Don’t you ever touch me again.

This poem is about: 
Me

Comments

Nancy-Reyes

WoW, I am sharing this with a few friends who have experienced the same violation. 

The words you used are provacative and power giving - 

 

I bet others have told you that you have a skill with words to deliver a vivid and visceral image to mind.

 

 

 

touchthesun-

Really? Thank you so much! This comment made my day. :)

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