Rape

The feeling will forever haunt me
The feeling of your breath
The feeling of being frozen...

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts
That’s an ugly lie
Flesh turning into...

growing up i was always told my body was a temple. so pure and to be kept cleaned. so i cleaned. so we...

When your abuser dies before you get answers you are left on your knees digging.
Broken fingernails...

Earthquakes are devastating, but aftershocks can cause as much damage
Plates shifting under the...

Like a church, with all your sins,
You came in me.
Not twice, or four times,
More...

It was you who ruined my life,
Took away my pride,
it was you who told me not to cry,
...

I can still feel your touch,
Your soft yet rough skin
And your hand
on my mouth,...

Title: The Filthy hands
Poet: Steve Anc

Oh filthy hands in a concrete body
And...

They cascaded us onto planks of wood
And tainted sheets
We looked through the ceilings and...

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You touched me, scarred me for life.
Taught me my body was a vacant object, empty enough...

My dear readers , do you know
what the Chinese government do
they arrest the Muslim Uighurs...

You say come back to mine,
no thank you I am fine,
Afraid of what you'll do to me,
You...

Theres a word I know,
It's on my lips.
It is the color of pain,
creeps like the mist...

Are things bothering you, deep inside,
The world is too much and you just want to hide,
You...

Running from the eyes, school ties to restrain me.
In he slides, I ride until the street lights come...

What did Olivia see when she looked in the mirror?
She saw a broken girl trying to live
She...