My first
It’s been four years
Haven’t given you much thought
But today my world fell apart because of you
It took four years
Someone finally put a word to it
A casual conversation
An offhand comment
Of a fifteen-year-old girl trying to tell an 18-year-old boy no
Reliving that moment in the park
I can still hear the children laughing
The shame that started that day never left
It burned my cheeks as I walked home
Legs covered in my own blood.
It gripped my throat when I wanted to tell another no
Laughing on my shoulder as I give away my self respect
Rape
After four years there’s the word
In all its ugly glory
I said no, you said yes
I said no to the word rape
Pushed it away
If only it’d been so easy with you
Author Bio:
Skye Simick was born in Ontario and is currently attending university in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. She writes mostly for fun but more importantly to express herself, as she finds writing is a great outlet.
It’s been four years
Haven’t given you much thought
But today my world fell apart because of you
It took four years
Someone finally put a word to it
A casual conversation
An offhand comment
Of a fifteen-year-old girl trying to tell an 18-year-old boy no
Reliving that moment in the park
I can still hear the children laughing
The shame that started that day never left
It burned my cheeks as I walked home
Legs covered in my own blood.
It gripped my throat when I wanted to tell another no
Laughing on my shoulder as I give away my self respect
Rape
After four years there’s the word
In all its ugly glory
I said no, you said yes
I said no to the word rape
Pushed it away
If only it’d been so easy with you
Author Bio:
Skye Simick was born in Ontario and is currently attending university in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. She writes mostly for fun but more importantly to express herself, as she finds writing is a great outlet.
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