Holding Back Tears
you raped my soul with just one word
and left behind a big black hole
I was consumed with fast revenge
with just one word you raped my soul
your planet girl from sixty nine
raided in the dark of night
while stars blinked hard then fast
from sixty nine, your planet girl
you fast ignored my age my youth
and trampled on my private room
sledgehammered, old, and fraught
my age my youth, you fast ignored
I did not shed a single tear
dry boned and tired too
a stone replaced my tender heart
a single tear, I did not shed.
Aug. 13, 2021
For Edward Ibeh's This Or That, Vol 5 Poetry Contest
Title chosen: Holding Back Tears
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