Cold and damp like the room next door, people’s veins thawing out as the ice melts, watch them turn red. Know there aren’t coats thick enough, not in a place like this for warmth, and they will stop searching. For the wandering animals outside, their desperate voices swallowed by gusty winds, the rain beating harder

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Mama told me not to be afraid.She did not tell me how it would linger. And by it, I mean the betrayal. She never told me how to forgive myself.That night my innocence was taken away.I cried silently the next day, alone.His words found a home in my soul.The meaning was loud and clear.I did

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Light moves from one side of the room to the other.She will survive another night.Life is cruel when he exits the entryway.She knows where she has been before.Each scar on her body tells a hidden story.There is no need for men to look away from her.People know what she did years ago.They have come to

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The rain will not stopIt is too powerfulDrops fall every which way except downFat and juicy and squishyLooks out the windowThe eyes do not see the enemyHe could be her friendOr possibly a savior in human formThere is no God hereJesus Christ only exists when something is wrongA slight chill in the summerFound in every

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