Damaged Goods - NR

it's a body

purple marks and deep red lines litter the skin

it drags it's limbs

rasping breath

a name tag around it's neck

marks it as being owned

it shuffles between the people

trying to hide

they stare in disgust at its bare skin

their judgement disguising their involvement

they know they did this

they passed the scissors to him

told him to cut the clothes away

they cheered as he did

applauding louder and louder

as the creatures painful yowls got louder

It submitted to dying

as it's owner smiled down at it wincing

just as the light faded in it's eyes

a voice

loud and crude

"you were asking for it wearing such a short skirt"

The poem was first posted here. NR has recently started her own blog which can be found here, and an Instagram account named @damselafterdistress. Girlish Collective wish her the best of luck, and are excited to work together more in the future!