By Any Other Name
I want it to hurt,” he said,
(meaning, it hurt).
Though she did not get pregnant,
(meaning, perhaps, that the pain was ‘legitimate,’)
even though he had no gun,
(if a hard sell for ‘forcible.')
Still, her body, it seemed, shut down,
(meaning, hurt)
for some period afterwards
(years),
as he forced himself, these times, into her head,
I was going to write something on this, have it in drafts, but this--this is just right.
sorry I can’t comment much but I sprained my hand
this is a keeper! I prefer you however miss “expert in nothing ” You’re a gem! Mwaaaah!
Aw, thanks! Muah back!
I heard this on BBC this morning as I was preparing for work and I was appalled!