Be Still

Be still

Things are gonna change now.

For the better.

I promise...

Into my ear

His promise sounded hollow

His promise petrified me

Change?

Of course

His breath rolled over my face, and I closed my wet eyes

I felt him move off of me,

And lay on the mattress next to me

Change?

I lay still and hurt under the sheets

Shivering

After

Alone

I'm here

He whispered

I'm here beside you

You're trembling

Is uncalled for

I'm here.

No

You're there

I'm here

I'm alone now...

You're wrong

I am here

You won't be alone again

For better or for worse, remember?

I'm here...

You're here

Here

By your side

I'm here

So be still

Be still...

Filth

He thrust his hand over my face, knocking me down to the ground. He kept his hand there and started pressing down. His hands... all of him was much larger than me. He was suffocating me.
I could hardly breathe, and the despair that enveloped me when I felt the grime on his palm didn't help. He had his filthy hands on me
On my face
He was touching me with filth
Filling me with filth
I was filthy
I was made filthy
I would never be clean again