You Kept Me for Yourself

You kept me 

For yourself 

Like a favourite treat 

But others  

Had a claim on me 

I was a daughter 

A friend 

A sister 

A niece  

 

You  

Were my friend 

 I trusted you 

You were older  

I was only young 

Unable to see 

 

The truth  

Of what might be 

Happening to me 

It was a game �" you said 

 I had to play dead 

If anyone came knocking 

At the door  

looking for me 

 

You were soft  

Kind 

Your breathing heavy 

As your hands  

Caressed my body 

I felt relief  

That someone  

Loved me 

I bathed  

In the adventure 

 

Then they came 

Not knocking but  

Hammering till the  

Door burst in  

And my adventure  

Ended.