I am a wounded, angry old white lady. Sexual assaults from 2 through 64. Sure, ask me what I mean by sexual assault. The definition will include Earth culture’s assaults on female identity and autonomy.
We all exist in the shapes experience has imprinted into the wet clay of our nervous systems, our skin, our entrails.
We will be anxious, euphoric, etc., due to any given experience.
We are each unique Chinese puzzle box toys made of our interlocking experiences.
Touch me in the wrong place. I explode.
Touch me in the right place, I reveal an inner world you will never see in anyone else, including yourself, except in your memories of that moment with me.
Ecstasy Induced
Sure, vice versa for everyone I encounter.
I want to be touched in the right places.
I don’t want to explode.
Random encounters suggest the probability for either of these outcomes, thus
you should be wary of me,
and I should be wary of you
as we both hope for a moment among the stars
shining on the dark side of the moon.
Photo by Klemen Vrankar on Unsplash
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This post was previously published on Equality Includes You.
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