You took it
I want it back.
I offered a kiss
I didn't offer that.
I was fourteen and you were twenty-one - you should have known better…
I was not ready to be lying on my back
Legs forced open and that was that.
Sexual intercourse with a girl or boy below the age of consent invites criminal procedure. In India we have separate law to deal with such crimes under POCSO Act
I've made this poem a Favorite and given it 5 stars *****. I'll look at another of yours. : ) bri
I wrote a poem (on PH) with rape as one of its topics, sent it to my sister, and she responded via email with 'Gross'. She hasn't spoken to me since.: ( bri
Bev, If you indeed were raped, I hope you have suffered no more than emotional consequences, ...not that such consequences should be downplayed, ignored, or worse.
And, dear poet, congratulations for your forthright expression and congratulations on POD
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
One shall not force oneself upon another, and need to respect the others' right to say no. And once that is taken away, one need to understand that it cannot be returned or reinstated. Pertinent issue discussed in most subtle words