Did it cut you
When the knife twisted?
Piercing skin &
Piercing screams.
Did it deafen you?
Did it bruise you
When the bones snapped
Broken ribs &
Broken promises.
Did it shatter you?
Did it burn you?
When the skin blistered?
Festered sores &
Festered love.
Did it pollute you?
Did it torture you
That I still survived?
Death defied &
Life embraced.
Did it murder you?