Gunshot smothered the sky
A bed that pulls and chokes
A madman said I was mine
My throat has tethered the ropes
A seething scene
A rotten lie
Unhealthy sheen
Rapist sly
Swollen doorsteps seep
I lay and clench my fists
Foolishly falsing my sleep
Unclenched, I became his
Yellowbeater
Muckstealer
Nailseether
Sheetspeaker
Kick and scream
A worthless fight
He tore the seams
He bit the night
Sick and swollen
Blind and broken
Quiet
Unspoken
Sweatslick and choking
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