Damaged

Grabbed

jerked

slammed

against the wall

the floor

hair pulled

neck squeezed

gasp

choke

claw

kick

face slapped

breast groped

pinched

bitten.

Plead.

Don’t!

Please!

Stop!

Face punched

taste blood

body thrown

mouth covered

clothes ripped

legs spread.

So much blood.

Pain

drips

from every pore

sick laughter

stabs

at the lump

of

bleeding

grieving

flesh

curled

in a ball

of despair

at the feet

of this

thief

murderer

of

happiness

joy

trust

love.

Alone

crawl

cry

scream

scrub

scrub

scrub

can’t erase

can’t udo

can’t forget

forever

unclean

damaged.

A kaleidoscope

of broken pieces.