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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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