gettingbetter
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it's been a
Cold November
September-December-July-August-May
This year - more than last
Or maybe less than last
Sometimes it's hard to remember
Recall-commemorate-memorialize
Breathe in.
It's two steps forward and three million steps back it feels like.
Just when I think I'm alright, something like a smell or an uncomfortable feeling bashes me over the head with its malice.
Age thirteen, beaten black and violet,
she hid from a man who was too often violent.
But Daddies aren't supposed to be mean,
or leave awful marks for all to see.
Daddy promised, "Never again."
