Speak Up Victim

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Everything is coming back

I see him when I close my eyes

When he touched me I didn't know how to react

He kept going while I screamed no and cried


At school he'd whisper in my ear

The dirtiest little things

It made me want to disappear

The fear his words would bring


No was never an answer to him

He always did what he wanted

So he'd feel my body, limb by limb

Even though I didn't want it


I'd kick and scream and put up a fight

But I was far too weak

The more I fought the more he'd try

So I was a 10 year old in defeat


It took me three years to finally speak up

About the awful days

And I still wonder if it was enough

Because it still haunts me to this day


--jj

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