Assault

When I told them that he raped me,
They said,
“He just likes sex, you know?”

I was in the hospital,
On narcotics,
And I said no.

Then he “helped” me shower,
Forced himself on me,
And I froze.

When I told them that he touched me,
They said,
“He said he didn’t, so.”

He was my boyfriend’s little brother,
You’d think that there would’ve been blows,
But instead he just stood by him,
So I guess that’s how it goes.

When he molested those women,
They said,
“It was a mistake, he’s learned his lesson.”

He said,
“I have a sex addiction.”
As if he can’t control it,
Assaulting women.

I overheard them when they got nudes,
And they said,
“Add it to our album.”

Never mind that they were minors,
They didn’t see the problem.
When we tried to report it,
It was soon forgotten.

When he choked me against my car,
They said,
“You must have provoked him.”

I really did try to get it,
An order of protection,
But then the police told me,
It was me that had to serve him.

I had a dozen witnesses,
And just as many statements,
But he was released that night,
Without an investigation.

So,
Yes,
It is all men,
You’re dangerous until proven.

We all have a story.
We have all been victims.

Have you known such violation?
Have you ever been less than human?
Have you known the shame?
Have you known justice as illusion?

But sure,
Our worries are but exaggeration,
An inconvenience is our caution.

“Not all men.”
“I am the exception.”

“She’s a liar.”
“She’s crazy.”
“It’s imagined.”

“To myself I am forgiven.”
“I found myself in my religion.”
“I’m so misunderstood.”
“But I had good intentions.”

What amusing juxtaposition.
Pathetic accountability evasion.

Gaslight,
Deny,
Work the system.

Never,
Ever,
Admit it to them.

Boy,
Sit down,
And listen.

There’s no nuance for the abusive,
Don’t tell us it was impulsive.
It it were up to us,
It’d be immediate castration.

But would it make a difference?
We all know you lack the inches.
Maybe we’ll burn you at the stake,
As penance to all those witches.

When the time is right,
We’ll line our teeth with vengeance,
And you will know no wrath,
Like that that makes a woman’s.

But until then,
Goodbye,
Farewell darling,
Kisses!

After all,
We are but women,
And we are very patient ;)