It was never the clothes
Pain , betrayal and healing

it was never clothes
As if fabric could whisper evil
As if innocence has a dress code
They never knew the devil
Found a young fragile flower
Who didn't yet understand
What preciousnes it held
Some said it was the body
Never knowing we trusted the word
" Safety"
A word that turned into a weapon
Cutting deep into the soul
Leaving wounds that will never heal
Some said I was crazy
Because truth cuts deeper
Than silence could
So they turned into written script
Easier to digest
Easier to ignore
But not every house is a home
Some are only structure
Hiding behind the word " safety"
And silence watched innocence suffer
The brave call it "crime"
Still they say it was the clothes
It was never the clothes
It was never the body
I was the victim
I was trust in the "safety"
A disguise for harm it self
Bringing storm to young fragile flower
It was never the clothes
It was the body
Just a devil hiding
Behind the word " safety"
About the Creator
Humulani Mkhonto
i am a poet of survival
my words are born from pain, silence and healing
Poetry is my truth .
I am the voice of the voiceless
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