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| No Woman No Cry by Chris Ofili |
About
her
Battered,
raped, abused.
Talking.
About
him
Friend,
relative, lover.
Talking.
About
mechanisms
Of
victimized, victimizers.
About
guilt
Theirs,
hers, mine.
Talking.
About
pain
About
spinelessness
About
love
Mistaken,
unworthy, unneeded.
Talking.
About
trust
Misplaced,
betrayed, broken.
Talking.
About
loss
About
shame
At
staying too long.
Talking.
About
responsibility
About
accountability
About
grief
About
fragility
Incredible,
gossamer, cracked-glass
Fragility
Talking.
About
closure, impossible
Until
blame is apportioned.
Can
the tyrant persecute
Without
consent
Of
the persecuted?
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