When I was in the uniform
a man the age of my father touched me in the auto—
like it was his right.
When I was in the uniform,
a man devoured me with his eyes
from the driver’s seat beside mine.
When I was in my uniform,
a man leaned out and said the sluttiest "hi"
While I kept my hands tight on the wheel,
pretending not to hear
And changed my path like it was my fault.
When I was in MY SCHOOL UNIFORM,
I was looked at like eye candy.
not a child.
Not just a girl trying to go home.
i ask—
Is it the clothes we wear
that provoke this?
because i was in my school uniform.
no skin shown.
no body part on display.
just my face.
and still,
they saw something to consume.
so don’t you dare tell me
it was my skirt.
don’t you dare say
“boys will be boys.”
because i was a child
And he was a predator.
say it right.
REBELLIOUS SOUL.
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- Comment from author about the poem: HELLO METAPHORS THIS POEM IS ON INCIDENTS WHICH SADLY ARE TRUE I REALLY WANTED NOT TO BE PART OF THIS I DIDN'T WANTED TO EXPERIENCE THIS BUT I FORGOT THAT IM A GIRL AND IT WAS TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR.
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Yes, neither did I, nor my niece who's been ruined for life since she was 3 or 4 years old. Excellently rendered with superb imagery and a deadly, haunting poignancy. Thank you for sharing. Hang in there.
Thank you so much and im really sorry to hear about you and your neice.
It is sad that some people have no respect and can not control their urges that they were either never trained properly or are mentally incapable. It is tragic that some people have no compassion or sense of decency and that is what I hear in this poem of incidents that never should have occured. Well written and stated.
Thank you for understanding it correctly.
Most welcome
There are no excuses or justifications for abuse of any kind especially child abuse, I am sorry to hear you experienced this but sadly as I know from experience this happens to thousands of children and has done throughout history. A touching and heartfelt write, nicely expressed and written
Thank you
And thank you for reading.
You are very welcome
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