the condom broke
and he said it was OK.
the condom broke
all over her 8th grade life.
the condom broke
before she knew he was inside her.
the condom broke her
into tears.
it broke the counselor’s
careful circle of trust.
it broke her mom and step-dad’s
family trip to Disney World.
it broke her dad and step-mom’s
birthday party for baby #2.
it broke her secret of
a 30-year-old boyfriend.
it broke her being lost
with no one to know.
I was at a private school in Boston where I met this young student. It was a devastating story. She was so emotionally abandoned by her two sets of parents.
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