Voices Inside My Head

Bound by Chains

As a survivor of sexual assault,

Trauma's shadow looms ever near.

Intimacy feels like a battleground,

A war between fear and coercion.

My body, a vessel of memories,

Betrays me in moments of vulnerability.

I yield to your desires reluctantly,

But the aftermath is a storm of regret.

It's my Achilles' heel,

A vulnerability you exploit.

Despite my warnings and pleas,

You continue to push the boundaries.

You claim to love me,

But your love feels like shackles.

You didn't heed my cries,

And I didn't fight hard enough.

Now I yearn for freedom,

Freedom from this suffocating embrace.

I want to break free from your hold,

To escape the chains of this toxic love.