R Culture 

When my rapist dies, there will be
many #TouchingTributes.

Our mutual friends know
he ransacked me, and
still, they reach up to
pet his head whenever
he roams near. 

He loves God and country, they say.
Makes really good pie. 

image Pixabay

resources: You can vote.org out the patriarch. You can read “The Body Keeps the Score” by van der Kolk

Cyndie Randall‘s poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Crab Creek Review, Love’s Executive Order, Whale Road Review, Boston Accent Lit, Okay Donkey, Yes Poetry, and elsewhere. She works as a therapist and plays among the Great Lakes. You can connect with her on Twitter @CyndieRandall or at cyndierandall.com.