Kakia

One time when we were making love
If you can even call it that
she decided I wasn't wet enough
and i guess that's the same thing as not enjoying it
and not enjoying being practically raped by your wife
is that same thing as calling her fat and
unattractive
so she bit my clit
Hard
-without warning-
Because I deserved it
for hurting her feelings

When i cried
she told me to shut up
because i had no reason for tears
"Women in Africa", she said
"Suffer Kakia
everyday
and survive"
-In reality
most die from
infection-
She said if i wanted
a justified reason for tears
she could give me one

I can't tell anyone about
what goes on in my house
because no one believes that a woman
can be abused by anyone
other than a man
or a stranger
and even then,
the strangers are always
assumed
to be men
no one defends a lesbian
without rights
whose relationship
-as broken as it is-
isn't even acknowledged by law
or domestic protection rights

Sure, i'd marry her
if i had the option
at least then
I would know that
someone
would take me
seriously
and then, maybe
I could finally
Speak Out