It Happened Poem by Hannah Diane Williams

Something so precious was taken
Away from me.
So I started to give the other
Precious parts of me
Away.

Maybe I wanted some control over
My own body.
Because it had been taken away from me
For so long.

I didn't realize the control
I thought I had would cause
So much pain
And regret.

Maybe I wanted to be loved
So I quit saying no
To the things I didn't
Want to do.
And that's when it really started
To hurt.

Whateverit was I wanted,
I still don't know what it was,
But I know I never got it.
And I just ended up with an
Empty heart.

Still, I will accept, my past
I can't change.
It happened.