Me Too. Poem by Izaiah Roberson

She takes the stand
With the voice of millions on her back
And speaks the fact that we all know,
far too well to be true -
Me too.

She is heard but not believed,
She is heard with faith deceived.

When will it be enough -
Is one in six not enough?
Is one sister, one friend
still - not enough?

one colleague, one mother, one wife, one lover -
one teacher, one doctor, one preacher, one author -
one husband, one son, one brother.
Which one will it take, to stop
the non-consensual clock
and make us realise that -

Time. Is. Up.