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Held down. Not by hands, those long fingers, Your body weight on mine. No, I was held down by Respect, Obedience, Love. Without any one of those things, I think I could have pushed you off, Stood up, and Run, Screaming, Upstairs, where there were people Who might've listened, Believed me, Helped me. But instead, there was Only silence, A neverending deep freeze, Even during the heat of summer. Down in your basement An overhead fan creaked But kept air moving in your bedroom. No one came down to Investigate the noise Or to understand how the Loudest sounds The ones not audible to human ears Are found in the smallest packages, Like 5-year-old little girls.
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Mar 15
Mar 15, 2026 at 1:08 AM UTC
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Held down. Not by hands, those long fingers, Your body weight on mine. No, I was held down by Respect, Obedience, Love. Without any one of those things, I think I could have pushed you off, Stood up, and Run, Screaming, Upstairs, where there were people Who might've listened, Believed me, Helped me. But instead, there was Only silence, A neverending deep freeze, Even during the heat of summer. Down in your basement An overhead fan creaked But kept air moving in your bedroom. No one came down to Investigate the noise Or to understand how the Loudest sounds The ones not audible to human ears Are found in the smallest packages, Like 5-year-old little girls.
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Mar 15
Mar 15, 2026 at 1:08 AM UTC
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