About a Girl

your lips were quivers holding the arrows that would strike her with a sign of danger like a high-pitched, breathy sword coming out of it's sheath and she shivered at the whistle because she knew what you meant only a little too late

your form was a roadblock in her way pinning her between canyons and cliffs treachery that she blamed herself for because she had dared to wear heels and she tried to scream why but not loud enough

who was she to think that she could walk around without being held or pushed against walls that seemed designed to compromise her humanity and make her into a little, perfect doll for a sick desire

I had to read this poem in front of the person it was about...almost died, guys. It was terrifying, haha. This is one of my creepier poems.

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