Red Scars: A Poetic Confrontation of Boundaries

The power that I gave to you over me was never right
How can I say I am a victim when I let it happen
When I smiled and comforted you after
When I should’ve been yelling and running away from you 
I guess it was just a force of habit 
Like running to your father for forgiveness 
After he has just beaten you
Pleading that you’ve learned your lesson 
Promising not to upset him again.

I welcomed your violation with opened legs and shut eyes
Reassured you that all was forgiven 
Apologized for getting you upset with my lack of arousal 
for your forced entry and my river’s reluctant flow

When you should’ve been shrinking yourself for suffocating me
Bitting off your tongue for forcing it down my throat
leaving traces of your poison all over my body.

Boundaries can feel like a betrayal
Moving on can feel like a betrayal
Especially when the person has been in your life for so long
But knowing you for a long time doesn’t give them a pass
Having been through tough times with you doesn’t give them a pass
Having been the shoulder for you to cry on 
Shouldn’t give them a pass for taking advantage of you.

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