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