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And I watched

He hit her, twice. Thursday, I met a girl who lost something. She still rubs her molars warm eleven days later. Her biceps tensed against the drywall, but did not flinch. Where did she go? Juiced, her sternum hides a hypocrite. But she insists he was right to say: “Don’t feel that. It’s a loveContinue reading “And I watched”

Posted byAlanna BackenJune 30, 2020July 7, 2020Posted inPoetryTags:abuse, growth, justice, poem, strengthLeave a comment on And I watched

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