An Original Poem

Favim

Trying Not to Remember
 

The mascara runs from her eyes

Black streaks cover her cheeks

Her once perfect face stained.

She tries not to remember his strength

As he held her against the wall

The feel of his hand on her thighs

She tried to scream but he held

The knife against her throat

And looked into her eyes.

She remembers his eyes

There was blankness in them

The darkness frightened her.

He tried to kiss her, his lips on her neck

His smile, she turned her face

His whiskey breath sickened her.   

The strap from her ivory dress, broken

Her innocence shattered and taken

She closed her eyes and cried.

She doesn’t remember his strength

She tries not to remember his smile

She can’t help but remember his eyes.

Amanda Lynn Brown ♥