Ravaged

open hand slaps bone

again again

right left right left

repeats

cheeks redden

tears stream

sobs wrack the frame



'let that be a lesson

there is more waiting

where that came from

filthy scum

unloved and unloveable

this is what you deserve'



finally she stops,

as the inner pain

tearing through her

has lessened

a bit,

and smiles with

bleeding mouth


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Richard Moore's picture

Amazing. That last stanza chills me to the bone.