as girls

As girls we’re told so often - it’s no big deal... did it really happen.... but he only...

That we brush it off, bury it away.... forget about it
 But our bones don’t ....
 So we stop going to those places....
 narrow-in our world to safer places
 Without even thinking about it
 Lessen our joys
 Let go of things that bring happiness
 For fear of the monsters that lurk in what should be safe waters
 And we become more and more...
 Hollow...

July 2018