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Repeat Offender
Thoughts unwanted spring to mind
Fragmented pictures whirl around
I stumble, dizzy, as I try
To get my feet on solid ground
My breath is shaky, moving fast
My heart pounds out my chest
Visions from my painful past
Keep me from getting rest
My body was his life-sized doll
To handle as he pleased
Through acts depraved, one and all
He filled his vulgar needs
How long must I endure this
Unhinging of myself?
Every minute, it persists
It drives me straight to hell
If I could gouge my eyes out
To never more see him
I dream, although I have grave doubts
I could feel peace again
But tempest-tossed until such time
As memories fade away
With wordless cry, I resign
To fight another day

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