Because I couldn’t only feel the pain,

I could see it, the watery eyes 

and hunched shoulders, shrugging off

those suggestive remarks that told

me it was no longer imagined.

Then is when I knew the words

could be so damaging, hurtful.

Life contains too many avenues.

I said that to myself time and again,

I began to believe my instincts.

The tears remained, watery eyes,

feel them roll down my cheeks.

Embrace the moment, feel the peace.