Celia

Written by C Hues

March 7, 2023

Every day, you endured.
The master raped you again
And again, with no regard
For you. You bore his children.	

You told his daughter—silence.
You tried to stop him—and then
They accused you of violence.
So they sentenced you to hang.

You did not have self-defense
Because you were a body.
They did put on a pretense—
That you ever had a chance.