Neopoet

Join the Neopoet online poetry workshop and community to improve as a writer, meet fellow poets, and showcase your work. Sign up, submit your poetry, and get started.

I
ime12440
Jul 25, 2009 ⭐ See this poem's read count — a supporter feature

Find your voice

Rape is a violation not of body

But of soul

It's like dissapearing

Being sucked into a hole

 

The scars you live with

No one can see

Normal is the one thing you want

But never will be

 

Some scream out only in vain

Wash forever

But will never remove the stain

 

Others go numb

Refusing to feel

But without feeling

You can not heal

 

I use to be that woman

But not anymore

I refuse to be silanced

Locked behind a door

 

I say to all the women that didn't have a choice

Listen to my words

Let me be your voice

 

Your not dirty

Needing to be hidden from sight

Step out of the darkness

Into the light

Tell them they have power over you no more

And from this day forward your spirt will sore

 

In the end

You will have to do

The hardest thing

You will ever do

Say to them

              I FORGIVE YOU!

— ime12440, Jul 25, 2009
More from this author

Critiques

B

bjp

17 years ago

Dear Ime12440,

This is a courageous poem. It is an excellent thing to speak to this topic as you have. I will not dwell on the topic out of deference to your request to use care. But it is generally a good message and I wished to congratulate you. Brian
I

ime12440

17 years ago

Thank you

Thank you for your kind words.I was afraid to do this.It was my first time puting anything out there.
Grieta Lindeque

Grieta Lindeque

17 years ago

hello brave one!

This must have been so difficult for you to do. My compliments. You did it excellently. I know the longing to be normal. I have been there, seen that and then found these wise words from a dear friend: normal is a cycle on a washing machine. There is no normal. What is normal for me, an Afrikaans woman of nearly forty living in Gauteng, will not be normal for any other Afrikaans woman of nearly forty living in Gauteng, or anywhere else. Lift your face, brave one, you are beautiful and couragious.
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

17 years ago

Hello

I much admire the fearless way in which you write about a sensitive subject. I have been there myself and know the truth which you write. I applaud you for your courage and indomitable spirit. On the technical side I have these criticisms: silanced should be silenced and sore should be soar. altogether a great poem! Always, Cat

Join Neopoet to leave a critique

Neopoet is a free community of poets who critique and support each other's writing.

Join free Log in