It Was Rape Poem by Britney Sawulski

I swore to keep my lips sealed.
Heinous acts kept in the dark.
The bruises and cuts I concealed.
I couldn't help it.
Words of rape from my mouth were spilled.
My hips and lips were sore.
These marks and memories are something I could no longer ignore.
You clawed at me like an animal.
You were the predator and I was the prey.
After you violated me I was poked and prodded photos taken of my beaten body on display.
My pleas and refusal was discarded.
You expected me to obey.
When you were inside of me my fear choked me.
Leaving me with no words to say.
After I felt dead.
I left my body that day.
I see your face.
I see your face in my nightmares.
Your teeth that bit me and your predatory stares.
I can still feel your nails scratching at my skin.
I think of your hands sometimes and all the places on my body they have been.
You justified the things you did to me.
You told me my body was a walking sin.
You said " what did you expect to happen? ".