'Rape Culture',2022 Poem by S Rashad

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It was watching a pyramid of whistles
escalate to a cap stone of catcalling
from uncommon perverted people.
Someone's daughter being pissed on
can never be justified
Society won't challenge the rise

We just want to fuck your slut ass
They said
Damn, you got a phat ass
They said
This is why I keep my trust issues
She thinks--
'Don't tell my father.' They say

Predators pretend kindness in public
giving more momentum to the crime
Predators find a way to serialize
her phone being in her back pocket
Or throw her in jail for shouting in court
All the real-life monsters in airports
keep it stained into society

It is sick that she isn't believed
Then my headache forced me to see
why U.S. feminism screams intensely
against savages who love this so much
Who deserve more than 30 days in jail
Who teach it to young Albanian males--
That he should be proud being used like that
Real men don't defend things like that
You didn't know a celebrity was built like that
Don't save her is what men said right back

As the professional actress
must remain relevant despite her tell all.


Sh.R