An Unforgettable Gift

The gift that was given
And received
My intangible secret of what was done to me
Was just another horrible memory
I used to be young and scared
With dirty feet and scraped knees
runningrunningrunning
falling falling--caughtflailing

…….

My throat burned
firesfiresfires
As did my…thighs
My lip bled
redswhitesblackandblues
shakingshakingshaking

……..

That’s it.
That’s all there was.
shhhshhhshhhshhhshhhshhhshhh
That’s where it ends.