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Writer's pictureDunisani Makamu

My Stepfather's Puppet

Coughing… Am I dying?

I told my stepfather I was sick, but he thought I was lying.

I wish my mom were still alive.

I wish I’d steal his car and go to a clinic, but I can’t drive

I can’t tell anyone; I don't even have a phone

And I'm trapped inside; I can’t go outside; I'm a prisoner in a place called home.

I only breathe fresh air absorbed by his clothes when he’s outside the house.

I only get access to his clothes every night when he gets to treat me like his spouse.


At least his bed has comfort.

But I want to cry whenever he places his thighs on my butt

At least I don’t get to sleep on the floor

But deep inside, I wish police officers would just bang on his door

I'm just a pill he drinks whenever he feels down

He only loves me at night; I'm his nightgown

As I wake up the following day feeling like a prostitute housewife

And I always think of ending the pain by cutting my throat with a knife

But why should I kill myself if I can just poison his food?

He screams in pain as I smile, knowing he will be gone for good.

I'm still locked in a lion's den, but at least there's no lion to eat me.

And I regret killing it because it used to feed me.

I'm a puppet that lost its owner

And I play on my own now




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