Darkness

Darkness engulfs the night surrounding me

Hugging me tight, no comfort in the night

Tug at my fingertips

Pull me in your direction.

Can’t see where I’m going

Trip on my own feet I’m falling now

Face first into the ground

Bruised and bloody

Knees scraped

Try to pull myself up

Deafening screams echo in the night

Who’s there? Who’s touching me?

Calloused hands scrape across my skin

Don’t touch me!

Fight, kick, and scream

Struggle to get away

Rip and tug at my body until you’re done

Violated and left for dead

I hug myself tight

Curled up in a ball on the cold, hard ground

Use the darkness as a safety net

Nothin but the wind to keep me company

I drift away