TW for sexual assault
I carry my trauma between
my thighs, at times
I’m tense because I’m afraid
he can taste it
when he’s inside me
I lie face down on the mattress
if you bury a scream deep enough
in polyester and feather
it can be mistaken for pleasure
Rebecca Kokitus is a poet residing in the Philadelphia area. She is a student at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, where she studies English with a concentration in Writing. Her work has been published and is forthcoming in over a dozen literary journals. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram and @rxbxcca_anna, and you can read more of her writing on her website: https://rebeccakokitus.
