every positive component of
my essence was severedi'm a shadow's shadow
deteriorated
hardly a ghostly presencecan't recall who i was
before the sexual violence
before the borderline personality disorder diagnosisthe naive, traumatized fifteen year old girl
who wanted
no one and nothing
but you
and reciprocated reverence
from only you
YOU ARE READING
mercury reaches its morning peak
Poetrylacrima. tw. highest rankings #1 in deeppoetry #1 in sadpoetry #1 in freeversepoetry #2 in blackpoet #2 in yapoetry #3 in prose #4 in spokenword third poetry collection (2023)