Literature
The Rape
Death's mother was a little girl
Found hiding by the tire swing.
The nanny said her name was Pearl,
Watching the child who said nothing.
Found hiding by the tire swing,
She saw herself on that night's news.
Watching the child who said nothing,
The world focused on every bruise.
She saw herself on that night's news
As her womb came alive with a sudden start.
The world focused on every bruise.
It ignored the skip-stop of her frightened heart.
As her womb came alive with a sudden start,
She ran from the room with widened eyes.
It ignored the skip-stop of her frightened heart,
Regardless of her smaller size.
She ran from the room