Memento Poem by Abraham Onoja

Memento



I can' t wrap my
head on how
I was a present
to him

Why he felt
owning me
was
a brute fact
of nature

I was young
but not yet in
bloom

But desire made
noodles of his
brain

He left me with
child
a blessing
tugging
against being a
curse

Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: rape
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
A story of a victim who got pregnant from rape and has mixed feelings about the child of a rapist
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Jazib Kamalvi 25 September 2020

Write comment. Such a nice poem, Abraham Onoja. Read my poem, Love and Iust. Thanks

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