You left your mark
like a prehistoric cave drawing.
Unseen, undiscovered,
permanent.
A message understood only
by the one who created it.
You created a masterpiece.
Beaten, bruised, bleeding,
inanimate.
To you.
Leaving nothing
to remember you by
but a stain,
faded,
never gone.
Violence the medium
that stenciled you onto me
so cruelly.
Memories inaccessible
but my body,
like a cave wall,
will never forget.
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Amy Menkhus is a Colorado Springs native and the mother of two little humans who are the delight of her life. She has spent her life caring for others as a nanny, CNA, health assistant, and administrative assistant in higher education. She is a passionate pursuer of all human rights for all people but prefers to work behind the scenes. When she is not working at a local college, she spends her time doing all the kid things.
