“Prove it”
Those were the words
That rung in my ears
Every time your lips parted
“Prove it”
You repeated it like a profanity
It came with so much brutality
I always had to prove that I loved you
You got me to do the worst things
Things you would not let your enemies do
Just to prove that I loved you
So I did
I ripped my heart out
Ignoring the strip of fire in my chest
Counting down to when I will start regretting it
Yet again
“Prove it”- you said
So I cut myself to show you the power you had
But that was not enough and one last time
“Prove it”- you yelled
And off the cliff I jumped
“Idiot”- you chuckled and walked away
. Fooled

Untouch Me
Remove the traces of your ***** paws
off of me
Remove the prints of the palm of your hand covering my mouth to silence me
Wash away the lust in your eyes as you stare at my panic stricken face
Put away the weapon that threatens to take my life if I scream
Look at me
Look into my soul
I carry burdens that weigh more than your aroused body on me
I carry the fires that burn cities down
I carry the water that floods nations
I carry the voice of generations
And yet you want to silence me
My body is not yours
I owe you nothing
I will not be quiet
I will not go down without a fight
I will fight till the very end
And once my last stifled breath leaves my aching body
Know that you have declared war
Know that you have given voices to those who were afraid
You may have taken my last breath but I will not be silenced
Nations and generations will speak for me
Protests and riots will rise in my name
Voices will scream for justice
The echoes will be just as loud
So I repeat, the prints of your palm may be etched on my skin
Silencing my cries
But you will never silence the uproar for justice in my name

-MyLifeMatters
'Stella