This “she” was birthed
in his fractured dreams
trusting as a forest fawn
endangered as a snowflake
falling on a May predawn
unwitting captive
to his fearful heart
caught in his twisted fantasy
conjured by his crippled soul
his power is his fallacy
always threatened
he seeks to dominate
to stifle her rising voice
to keep her mute and under thumb
tries to deny her right of choice
covetous of her beauty
envious of her intelligence
sought that she would be just his
in time she recognized the trap
realized she did not want this
with strengthened will
she at last finds her voice
speaks direct to what she sees
startled by her forthright way
he wants her silenced on her knees
she — whose tears once seared
this barren land
finds her rebirth
and makes a stand
she says — fuck you!
to his strangling hand
and walks away
from the startled man
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rob kistner © 2022
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