women from every age
are so smart
so intuitive
i wonder if she knew
what he was doing to me
what i couldn't tell
it wasn't my fault
it felt like my fault
the shame of it all lives
with me still in the shadows
i wonder if she knew
and was constrained from saying
constrained from admitting
by his will
or the lack of hers
no
not lack of will
prohibition of will
i wonder if she knew
and didn't want to know
couldn't know
couldn't say
for her own sanity
i wonder if she knew
would it have made a difference

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