Always said with venom
Always intended to punish
“How dare you?!” it asked her
insinuating that she was uppity
presumptuous
a ball breaker
to draw a circle around her body
declare loudly “Mine!”
Was she 12 the first time
that she had been called bitch?
Or was it 16
when she tired of boys and men
acting like her body was theirs
to look at
comment on
hold down
insult
touch
control?
Tired of adult women
telling her to be
nice
quiet
polite
complacent
a “good” sport
She was NOT a good sport
The rage became a
knife
sharp
deadly
that she learned to yield
much too often
on her own flesh
© 2017 Christine Elizabeth Ray – All rights Reserved
Whisper and the Roar 
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