Liberation

stab me
hit me
beat me
bruise me.

surrender my body
to violent afflictions,
numbing my emotions
to ceaseless remembrance.

bleed me
hurt me
break me
cut me.

relieve my mind
from my restless addiction,
of my desire
to gorge my hate.

stab me
hit me
beat me
bruise me.

murder my heart
that I may not feel,
the extent of his betrayal
the depth of my pain.

bleed me
hurt me
break me
cut me.

set me free
that I may not cry again....