7 Years

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Every 7 years,
The cells in our body
Completely regenerate.
In 3 years,
Will I feel less dirty
Having a body
That my rapist
Has never touched?
Or is the dirtiness
A part of my soul,
Nonphysical
And therefore
Non-changing?
Will I ever
Wipe myself
Clean?

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