I swore to keep my lips sealed

Heinous acts kept in the dark

The bruises and cuts I concealed

I couldn’t help it

Words of rape from my mouth were spilled

My hips and lips were sore

These marks and memories are something I could no longer ignore

You clawed at me like an animal

You were the predator and I was the prey

After you violated me I was poked and prodded photos taken of my beaten body on display

My pleas and refusal was discarded

You expected me to obey

When you were inside of me my fear choked me

Leaving me with no words to say

After I felt dead

I left my body that day

I see your face

I see your face in my nightmares

Your teeth that bit me and your predatory stares

I can still feel your nails scratching at my skin

I think of your hands sometimes and all the places on my body they have been

You justified the things you did to me

You told me my body was a walking sin

You said “ what did you expect to happen?”