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Poem 23
December 15, 2014
Put me in your pocket
Take me home
stuff me in a drawer
And lock it
It's the only way
You will keep me
The only way
I will stay
Like a rain after drouth
Whisper to me hungrily
all your secrets.
I'll keep them in my mouth
It's the only way
You will keep me
The only way
I will stay
Tie me down
Like daddy used to
and beat me silent
So your words don't get around
It's the only way
You will keep me
The only way
I will stay
Choke me until I can't feel
You pressing on
a bruise
That will never heal
You can never
Keep me
I will never
Stay
© Yara K., Bethesda, MD
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