The recoil of ignorance and a quiet mind
End of the road, I can’t sleep in the cold anymore, the darkness silences.
My thoughts and the constant suffering.
The memories of the places I’ve been.
There are too many reminders, the darkest corners. That night brings his violences to life.
What about consent? I was too young, he rips through the stitches and the cycle begins.
He gave me his demons, his characters.
The resemblance shines through us.
And even now, a year later, coats of makeup hide the swollen guilt that’s leftover from his sin.
The nightmares plague me nearly every night. This, his absence is what’s b