The Aftermath: Sexual Assault
- Warning: Senitive Content -
It only takes a second
A second where they overtake you
No matter what you do
They can just take and take and take
Till you're only a shell of yourself
It can happen anywhere
The subway
The park
A family gathering
So why here?
Why now?
Society tells you you're lying
So you have to stay silent
But then the silence becomes so loud
And you can't hear anything
Nothing but your screams
The screams replaying in your head
You try to speak
But your voice is stuck in your chest
You can't escape
You can't let it out
Help
The physical feeling of pain
Burning your skin
In so many ways
Ways that are too taboo to speak
Taboo
A word that is stupid
A word that needs to leave
Cause no topic nor a topic as severe
Needs to be taboo
It's over
But is it really?
The feeling that is felt that never goes away
An imprint
Left in the skin like a hot iron
Spending hours in the shower
Scrubbing away
Leaving the skin raw
It's still there
It will always be there
No matter how hard you try
You still remember
Remember the pain
Remember the screams
Remember the feeling
Both inside and out
Are you uncomfortable?
Yes, you
The person reading this
The person listening to this
The uncomfortable feeling that is binding
Restricting your movement
So you can't get away
Stop
The world is unfair
Believe me I know
But someday
One day
You will find a way
Away to dig out of this hole
The hole that society forcibly put you in
The hole that you accepted
But no more
You are better than this
And if no one else believes in you
I want you to know
I believe in you