“AFTER” by Sue Neufarth Howard

the movie, late;
grad student with car,
sophomore date.
He joy rides past
campus, miles beyond
pulls into dense
copse of trees.
Steps out, around
opens her door
leans in for a kiss
and more.
“You can walk home
from here or…”
Curfew – she crosses
dorm lobby with
blood-stained skirt;
observed?
Date Rape – Words
she’d never heard.

-Sue Neufarth Howard

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