VICTIMA Poem by Terry CollettA WOMAN AFTER AN ASSAULTIt is this, this sitting here in the tub, this being here, this getting wet, and he having done what he did, and the inability to wash him away, his touch, the feel of him, the smell of his being near, and in, and on, and it is this sitting here, and looking at the water, and the wetness of skin, and him, and him, and me, the she, the her, the undone, the one, this is it, wet, and touched, and unable to get the head around him, and he, and it, and s**t. © 2016 Terry Collett |
StatsAuthorTerry CollettUnited KingdomAboutTerry Collett has been writing since 1971 and published on and off since 1972. He has written poems, plays, and short stories. He is married with eight children and eight grandchildren. on January 27t.. more..Writing
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