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i fell to your feet, worshipping the ground you walked on
Perfectly submissive, just as you asked of me
Little did I know I would remain there, in the dirt below your feet…for a decade
i had to wash off the dirt of shame and stand up...
for myself…for my sanity.
//By Cheryl Denise Bannerman