Gloria Mindock
Confidential Memo
Imagine my sensitive mind devout and
explosive
combining itself with your intensity.
We could be like tiny scratches--painful but
distinct, bruised and bleeding but stabilized--
victims to each other’s denial.
I recall one afternoon when you
unarmed my soul and flung it--
killing me--mutilating my existence--
The evidence is all over me.
Will someone anyone just look at my face?
I mean look deeper seeing a stripped woman lost.
If anyone can go one step further and help me--
guard what identification I have left and remain
calm--I would be very happy.
You see, all I want is to feel what
one innocent human being feels like.
Convince me that my verdict in life is
worth reading out loud.
Someone anyone, align yourself to this
survivor--
I will proceed constantly to love you.
My soul is what weighs the evidence--
Your eyes will give me hope--
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