I speak to you
Through gritted teeth
My eyes will never confess again
A black empty space
Resides behind two
Blue pools.
And I smile at you
Through anguish
And bravery
A woman’s rage is a flame
That simmers quietly.
You do not notice
The hate I have for you
I touch you with reluctant hands
And my body surrenders
Like a Jew to a nazi.
Our sex is like nails
Scratching down a blackboard.
I keep secrets from you
As we kiss.