it has been said
that it takes
7 years
for my skin cells
to become my own again.
7 years
for his touch
to wash off of me.
7 years
for the bruises to fade away.
7 years
for my skin to be absent
of his touch.
7 years
for me to wake up
in my own bed
without the feeling of his hands
on my skin.
7 years
to be completely void
of you.