What does it mean to be raped? <br />Forcible entry – <br />Force of saying no <br />Force of saying yes to no <br />A stranger on the bus <br />The man you say “I love you” too <br />The brother, the father <br />The friend <br />What does it mean to be raped? <br />No charge, no tale, no proof. <br />No semen. <br />Old bruises, faded. Fading. <br />Rape – to scream, oh to scream. <br />Inside. <br />If it is your brother, father, friend <br />“Man” you love <br />Only inside <br />To say – RAPE – <br />I was raped <br />The shame – the guilt <br />Oh the guilt <br />What does it mean to be raped? <br />Once – twice – for a year? <br />The sisters…all their life. <br />How long? <br />How long can it last? <br />The anger, the lies. <br />Shame. <br />What does it mean to be raped? <br />To be fucked when you say no. <br />To be torn inside. <br />Screaming NO – HE – <br />Whispers I love you. <br />Carving Initials <br />Skin is crying <br />Tears are blood <br />What does it mean to be raped? <br />No proof – no rape? <br />No words for years <br />To say…rape. <br />Guilt <br />Anger <br />Violated <br />HATRED <br />What does it mean to be raped?<br /><br />Katy Sanders<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if-i-had-the-answer-would-i-still-ask-the-questi/
