Don't you dare touch her!
is what I should've said
Instead I froze and stayed silent
A knife is what I should've grabbed
Instead I watched him grab one
Mom we need to leave now!
is what I could've said
Instead I lived there another two years
Get away from me you creep!
is what I could've screamed
Instead I let him watch me undress
I should've cried more often
But I told myself that this was all nothing
Thank you
is what I could've said after he kicked that creep out of his house
Instead I let him drink himself to death
I'm sorry
is what I should've told him before he died
Instead I did nothing
dad.
is what I should've called him
Instead I referred to him as Eric
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A Spark Of Hope
PoetryTHE GESTURE: By George Oppen The question is: how does one hold an apple Who likes apples And how does one handle Filth? The question is How does one hold something In the mind which he intends To grasp and how does the salesman Hold a bauble he int...
