THE WORD YOU NEVER WANT TO SAY
I looked upon you with ragged eyes,
your poison dripping on
my forehead.
This is how I was. My own
memories’ abyss,
the stupid man.
And I kept coming.
Having the
occasion to be abused.
And it happened like that
and I called it something else,
called it hate and rage and no name.
But I agreed to
keep coming
back.
I agreed with pain.
Then I thought
my mind was
broken glass.
Then I thought
of the
name.
Rape is a word
you can never
forget.
Rape is a word
you can never
forget.
And over
and over
Robert Allen lives and loves in Northern California, where he likes to walk, and look at birds.