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My Body My Choice


As I sit there crying

they pass me tissues 

i'm told it is okay and 

i'll be fine how can I

when he talks about my body. 

When he grabs my wrists. 

They tell me this shouldn't 

have happened yet they tell him

he still has his scholarship for football.

Looking at myself in the mirror

I dont feel bad for myself 

i'm lucky he didn't touch 

me as bad as the other girls.

the only one that actually tried helped was 

now in heaven. The look of the devil he gives to me 

everyday.  My heart is broken no one is supporting me  

I...

 

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