Purity Destroyed
Full of purity and innocence I was when I reached your destination
Free of immorality and stained sexual nature
I glanced at you..
With unpolluted organ of sight,
With a gleaming smile and a beaming face,
With an untouched body, spotlessly clean,
By a kiss on the forehead it was born
I caught you call it politeness, kindness, even graciousness
What politeness accompanies maltreatment?
What kindness coexists with aggression?
What graciousness conducts incursion?
Name it antipathy.. hostility, maybe animosity
To the ground I fell, where I understood trauma and pain
You pushed I .. I took the blame
Cold body .. Burning in flame
Now tell me .. What was your gain?
Or let I tell you
Weakness that grew to be fear,
Fear that came to be nightmares,
Nightmares that turned into disabilities,
Torture I’m communicating to you.
For all that I stand, I speak, I advance
For all that I fight.
A torture that has got to be power.
Hear my silence, feel my words
Look at me in the eyes… touch me if you can.
About this poem
The poem was written as an escape from real-life events. It speaks volumes about oppressed emotions of a survivor.
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Written on September 01, 2021
Submitted by khadija.ka.afassi on January 12, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIAAJKLLKCMNOCPDBQA |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,004 |
Words | 189 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 26 |
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