Thursday, 29 August 2024

29th August 2024

 



dog whining

in the middle of the night

sleep deprivation


© Rachel Green August 2024


There was a time 

when you weren't cruel to me;

when I held respect 

as the subject of love and desire

but it ended all too soon

and once a functional member of society,

not the shaven-headed, black-eyed anarchist

who came into your life with wheels of fire

I became the subject of contempt...

contempt bred dismissal,

bred devaluation, bred violence...

Is it any wonder I left?


© Rachel Green August 2024


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