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one round left

jck hnry

i have one round left
in the chamber.
locked and loaded,
ready to go.

it’s not for me, my love,
but for you.

take one more inch, throw
one more slap, offer one more
punch to the teeth.

just one. one more.

leave me bruised and battered,
carted off to ER in
a cattle wagon with
other trauma vics.

they’ll let you go,
every time, my love.

every time you rape me,
fuck me without consent,
beat me to the edge of life.

male cops will roll their eyes,
take down names and numbers
and dates, flush it away back
at the precinct house.

and then it will be just me.
one more round in the chamber,
just one.

take that one step, motherfucker.
ball your fist, scream you’re me wife,
do as i say. just one more time.
just one.

wrap your thick hands around my throat.
toss me into a wall, break my bones.

one more time.

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