Piece of Her Soul
Inspired by a moving storyline from a show. Rape takes more than a woman's body. It is a violation of her soul.
Piece of her soul
By Michelle Morris
12/08/2023
She sits in the dark
Can't leave her home
She doesn't believe in justice
She won't know their atonement
Two men took her body
They took her screams
They took a piece of her soul
They took her life's freedom
The terror and the nightmares
Whilst asleep and whilst awake
No one should have that power
Over another person's fate
Will she find the strength
To call back those pieces
Her shattered psyche
Her soul's darkened recesses
To use the power
The medicine inside
Support of her ancestors
Support of her tribe
Rape is more than four letters
It can lead to a life sentence
For the victim, not the perpetrators
One of those terrible life lessons
No woman deserves such cruelty
No man deserves such dominion
We are each accountable to the other
Our souls are linked in eternity
Let's start by turning on the Light
Within our souls and in our lives
Let's be gentle with each other
Make love and sex non weaponized
© Michelle Morris, 2023
Copyright © Michelle Morris | Year Posted 2023
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