Cry....And Let Me See

Feyikemi Olajide

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Saturday 23 January 2021

Cry....And Let Me See

CRY……AND LET ME SEE

Cry and let me see

Let me see your tears

As they roll down your face

Large drops

White and crystalline

Some of it making its ways to your lips

Cry and let me see

You saying you are in pain is not enough consolation

I want to see the pain in your eyes

Open your chest and let me see your heart as it breaks

Cry and let me see

Let me see as you curl into a ball

The pain too much to bear

Let me see as you gnash your teeth

I want to see you gasp for breath

I want to hear as the cry escapes from your lips

Cry and let me see

Let me hear the sound of your heart breaking

Let me see you hurting

For you deserve it and more

You deserve every pain you feel

You deserve any form of brutality that comes your way

You hurt me

You hurt me badly

You took away my control

You didn’t listen

I kept saying NO, NO, NO

I SCREAMED

I CRIED

I SHOUTED

I was in agony

I was in pain

It hurt

It hurt so badly

You never listened

You forced your way on me

You forced your way into me

You left me in my pain

I closed my eyes in shame

I couldn’t walk on the street

Without someone looking and pointing

I learned to grow my hair longer

To cover my face from the penetrating stares

You took away my ability to love

I couldn’t look past my hatred for all guys

I met nice men, good men, God fearing men

But any time I looked at their faces

Dark skinned, light skinned

All I felt was hatred

I had nothing to give but my hatred

I felt dirty

I felt cheap

I felt lost

I felt tired

I felt disappointed

I wouldn’t stop crying

My parents got tired of trying

They were practicing ways of telling me all will be fine without their eyes lying

They also had to deal with the stares and the unwanted attention they got on the streets

“Look there goes the mother of the raped girl” they all whispered

Cry please and let me see

You took away the chance of my father ever walking me down the aisle

They cry you know

My parents cry

Every night, when they don’t think I am watching

They cry

So you see why you need to cry

You ruined me

Physically, emotionally

You ruined me

Cry…….

Cry……..

You need to cry

But let me see

I need this pain to go away

I need it to stop hurting this much

But before I end it all

I need to see the tears roll down your face

So cry

And let me see

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