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andrea knowing what I do
men can’t be trusted
out to get what they want
listening to the voice between their legs
disregarding the voice, the cries
coming from the mouth,
the squirming, fighting body
beneath their sweaty grasp
taken for granted as it is
permission & the grace of asking for it
has lost its value
as has the act of making love
at least for me
through nights of rolling over
& trying to pretend I’m asleep
& then attempting to make up for it
to cover up the indecency with random
men who crossed my path
bad luck, like a black cat
seems my constant companion
at least in this aspect of my life
this constant feeling I’m half empty
or is it half full
it is one the won’t go away
I’m not sure if it is a gap
I am obligated to fill
or the empty space
that is the result of what
was stolen from me
once, twice & again
by people I cared for
& so dearly trusted & confided in

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