i was your prey

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i asked the women before me,
how did you move on?
what did you do?
when will all this pain be gone?

i can't seem to forget
what has been done to me,
the pain has been etched in my memory,
it's a nightmare i cannot flee,

when will my anger subside?
when will the resentment fade?
is agonizing pain and hatred
all i'm ever made?

i was born to love and understand,
yet was made to be their prey,
all i ask is to finally feel better,
and for all my misery to go away.

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