STRANGER DANGER

I thought I knew you

yet you took away my pride

you saw the look in my eyes

yet you went ahead and made me feel less

no matter how hard I try

I can’t get rid of your smell

I burned sage

still, I  smell you all around

and I hate it

I hate you

but now I hate me

I feel so dirty

I tried to zen my body

but I’ll never feel complete now

powerless

I wonder how many women you’ve made this way

I wonder what would have happened if he didn’t walk through that door

my angel

whom though I haven’t met before

saved me from your predatory hands

I tried talking to people

because I couldn’t understand how I felt

I got mocked for trusting you

now you’ve become a stranger

a known stranger