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succubus
Linda M. Crate
i wonder what you thought
when we made love
or if you even
thought of anything at all
other than satisfying your own
need
because you always made me feel
inadequate, shameful, and ridiculous
when i craved your touch;
as if to be aware
of myself
and my sexual desires was something
i needed to repent of—
somehow it was perfectly okay for you
to take my virginity,
but i was in the wrong for wanting
and desiring more of you
than you were willing to give me;
for wanting your body on my body as often
as i did—
you insisted that i was a succubus
never sastisfied,
but perhaps if you gave me attention
i would have found some
satisfaction;
instead of all the wounds you inflicted upon
my heart.