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Impurity

May 9, 2024
By driaflower BRONZE, Spotsylvania, Virginia
driaflower BRONZE, Spotsylvania, Virginia
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I’m dirty
Because of you
I told you no
But you did it.


I have to scrub myself clean
With every type of soap
Until I turn into a bubble
Of rose and ivory and honey


I can’t stand to be dirty.
I have to be clean
Clean from you 
Clean from what you did to my body


I will shower every hour of the day
Letting the water burn my skin
Burn off the parts were your touch landed
Smolder the skin that is infected 


I will let my skin bubble with soap
And cleanse even the underneaths
To make your stench repel against me
So that I am no longer reminded of your actions


The author's comments:

This piece was written about what it feels like to have your physical boundaries crossed. I tried to put emphasis on what the skin feels like


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