LxOxVx / Shelter in Place

I am not speaking
I am not speaking
I am not speaking from a safe place

Out here the stars fall like knives
But I have loved, and been loved, and I’ve been held
Pinned to the sheets by a man with a belt
Swung from his hand, and downwards

I learned when I was very small
How to breathe through pain
And I never did breathe normal again
This body only bends for you
This creature’s body only makes these shapes for you
This body only bent to you
This creature’s body only made these shapes for you
Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love