Hello Poetry
Submit your work and get some sparkles! Create free account
I thought it would be gone by now It's been over a year Some cuts bleed longer than others And bandaids don’t seem to work on this one I didn’t realize he had a knife when he started to kiss me down my chest I sighed at the pain in my stomach and told him “not today” He left me alone to sleep in his bed As he took all the covers for himself on the floor Ignoring me for hours As I shiver and shake, unable to sleep As my head spins a million miles per hour As tears stream down my cheeks, drying my tongue His eyes, cold like stone And his fists clenched in fists so tight I was afraid his veins would burst The sun wasn't far from rising and my eyes were begging for darkness I was moments away from caving It wasn’t **** because I let him Tear streaks down my face, my body numb and rubbery My eyes drained of life I gave my consent And held my breath until it was over I trained him Anxiety driven, sleep deprived and shivering And now it’s trained me
0
Apr 14, 2021
Apr 14, 2021 at 11:20 PM UTC
Training
I thought it would be gone by now It's been over a year Some cuts bleed longer than others And bandaids don’t seem to work on this one I didn’t realize he had a knife when he started to kiss me down my chest I sighed at the pain in my stomach and told him “not today” He left me alone to sleep in his bed As he took all the covers for himself on the floor Ignoring me for hours As I shiver and shake, unable to sleep As my head spins a million miles per hour As tears stream down my cheeks, drying my tongue His eyes, cold like stone And his fists clenched in fists so tight I was afraid his veins would burst The sun wasn't far from rising and my eyes were begging for darkness I was moments away from caving It wasn’t **** because I let him Tear streaks down my face, my body numb and rubbery My eyes drained of life I gave my consent And held my breath until it was over I trained him Anxiety driven, sleep deprived and shivering And now it’s trained me
Written by
Apr 14, 2021
Apr 14, 2021 at 11:20 PM UTC
Request permission to use this poem