Memory



Stop!
Stop!- I scream
My voice echos down the hall
It's him and I,
Alone.
I'm afraid.
He spins me around,
Pushes me against the wall.
His hand moving down my body,
While his hips continually thrust upon me

Frozen in place,
My body was limp.
He was winning,
I felt defeated.
I couldn't wait for it to be over,
Try to pretend it was a bad dream.
But dreams, you'll forget about.
His face,
The way his body pressed against mine,
The smell on his breath,
Forever in my mind.

Stop!
Stop!- I scream internally.
I'm alone now,
Alone in my thoughts.
He has gone,
But forever,
he'll be with me.

About this poem

Sexual assault happens more than most are aware, for me? It's something I'll like always Have trauma from

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Written on May 18, 2022

Submitted by Erinmarie823 on May 18, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Stanza Lengths 10, 11, 7

Erin Britton

Hello! I'm from Lafayette, Indiana. I am 26 year old working as a patient care tech at our local hospital where this incident occurred in Decemer 2021. Writing helps me grieve who I was before the pain changed me. more…

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