Thursday, January 17, 2019

day SEVEN HUNDRED and TWENTY EIGHT

For That You Must Leave Fear Behind

when a sixteen-year-old girl
huddles in a bathroom

after being ripped apart inside
by the unwelcome desire of a boy

she doesn’t think about
who she can tell or

what evidence she should gather
to prove this happened or

any details she might record that could
make a difference in the game of He Said She Said—

she only thinks about
making it home alive

climbing into her bed alive
waking up tomorrow alive

because the simplest of things
are no longer assured her

 - Rachel Toalson

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