Dictionary Poem
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Bitch: a malicious, spiteful, or overbearing woman-
Sometimes used as a generalized term of abuse.
And I’ve got the word bitch etched into my heart,
Because once it entered my eardrum,
It never left my system.
Depression: a state of feeling sad;
A psychoneurotic or psychotic disorder
Marked especially by sadness.
I found out when I was 13
And from then on I never wanted to face it,
But instead drown it in my writing.
Slut: a promiscuous woman.
But ever since he hurt me,
At least mentally,
Slut was on my mind.
Because he touched me.
And I was scared to stick up for myself.
Provoke: to stir up, arouse, or call forth.
Apparently my clothing; my ignorance
“Provoked” him.
But why must I
Be the one
With these definitions
Outlined in my scars?
Because I'm a walking dictionary.