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Survival

Survival
I lay there still.
Against my will.
Feeling the warmth of his breath.
The stench of alcohol permeating the room.
I keep my eyes closed because I cannot feel what I cannot see.
If it were only that easy.
Baby dolls, pretty dresses, ice cream I repeat in my head.  
It calms the voices of insanity and dread.  
1..2..3...552.  
I just lay there.  
Listening to the sound of silence.  
Nothing.  
It's over.  
She survived another night.  
That poor little girl.

Copyright © Christine Shuster | Year Posted 2019