Concrete Blonde<\/p>\n
My physical virginity had long been lost
\nto a molester’s cruel hands when I,
\nfed up with being afraid, lost my spiritual
\nvirginity to one who was unworthy,
\nand unaware of the sacrificial altar that his
\nliving room floor then became.<\/p>\n
The alternative group Concrete Blonde
\nwailed their ethereal grunge in the background
\nof an act that took less than the time
\nof the B side of their album.<\/p>\n
We fumbled with clothes, I pretended to love,
\nfinally betrayed at summer’s end. For a time
\nI became the concrete blonde myself, hardened
\nand hollowed out, ghosting along the sidelines
\nand hurting for someone who didn’t deserve my pain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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