these words
are for those
who sleep
in bones
that don't
feel like
their own
these words
are for those
who broke their hips
trying to break bricks
these words
are for those
who scrub
their eyes
and scratch
their thighs
trying to get rid
of the scent
of another
poisoned fly
YOU ARE READING
dirty paws
PoetryA POEM A DAY the words of a woman who wove love through her pores trying to remove his dirty paws from her sores Inspired by the #MeToo movement, dirty paws displays the struggles of a woman as she attempts to overcome her experiences of assaul...
