Content warning: This piece contains mention of sexual and physical assault. His forceful, disgusting acts left her scarred. She felt trapped with no way out. She had laid lifeless in that hospital bed for days, The doctors thought she would never recover. But no coma could cease her anger, There was no prison, not even her own body. Nothing that could silence her or keep … Continue reading Her Weapon of Choice

I don’t want your heart on a platter,Beating and shivering in clotted bloodFresh from your chest, broken openI never asked you to do thisI am no damsel and you no prince,We were never on the same page Did you even think to ask? I don’t want you to gut yourselfOver me, I don’t want your painDon’t rhapsodise over me, I am no goddess,I never demanded … Continue reading Listen