A Price Paid
closed are my sunken eyes
tears gracefully crawl down my face
I take another straight shot of whiskey
as my head starts to race...
Rape is one of the most degrading, devastating emotional events that can happen to a person. Many people try to deny that they were raped by keeping it a secret, but repressing an attack simply delays the healing process and leaves the attacker free to attack again. Instead, victims should seek out legal and medical help, and a trusted friend to confide in. Often, recovery only begins when a victim talks to others about what happened to them. If you were raped, remember that what happened to you is not your fault. You deserve to get help and emotional support.
closed are my sunken eyes
tears gracefully crawl down my face
I take another straight shot of whiskey
as my head starts to race...
Hey everyone my name is Lerato and I am 14 years of age. At the age of 12 I was raped by my father, I have never told anyone in my family as yet because I feel like no one is going to believe...
Where once there was love, now only is pain,
I'll never have innocence, ever again.
He took it from me, my childhood,
he took away, all that was good.
I was raped from 5 years old to 10 years old. My rapist was my own brother. I have flashbacks and nightmares. I remember going to the police and telling them everything then leaving thinking...
You were a friend of mine
Before you attacked me.
I told you I wasn't ready,
So you took over.
I was molested from a very young age to just a few months ago. I can relate to all these poems way too well. Through one of my rapes, I got pregnant. He was also abusive physically, and...
The man in the cargo murdered my innocence, and he took away my pride
He broke me down, and he shattered my trust all at once in his stride
The man abused me, he denied me, and he watched as tears ran down my face
How could one soul do this? I believed I was in a safe place...
I was raped, by my father. It all started when I was 11. He started touching me, and even came in my room while I was sleep. I'll never forget the day he raped me. I was watching TV, laying...
You forced yourself on me, along with your touch.
I pleaded for you to stop, but you still wouldn't get off.
I closed my eyes tightly, wishing I were somewhere else.
Wishing someone had been here to help....
Hey there. I hope your situation has improved! I don't want to say I understand, because I don't, not completely. But I hope you can find the words and the chance to get a bit of hope. And...
Waiting, debating
Contemplating.
On whether or not I
Should be saying.
Oh, rape you have only destroyed the life of people. When will you ever stop? People shout from day to day that their children are dead all because of you. Why are you so, so wicked? That is...
the light was there but I was blind
the image never leaves my mind
you sat there and laughed while I laid there and cried
you smiled and laughed while I frowned and died...
I am very sorry to have heard what happened, and I completely agree with both stories which I have read. It was also my step-dad who took my virginity. I was 7 years old, but I kept it a...
You said that you would always be there
You said that you really did care
Instead all I got were your bullshit lies
You didn't once stop to listen to my cries...
When I was 14, I was drinking with what I thought were a couple of good friends. Everyone left but me and this kid whose house it was. He kept persuading me to drink more and more. Somehow I...
Little girl walking down the street
pretty-eyed, brown, and extremely sweet
Walking to her crazy home...
This poem really touched me its so amazing I was raped by my mothers boyfriend at 8 and it continued till I was 12 and I told my mother and she didn't do anything about it but marry him so...
There was a chill in the wind that night,
one like no other.
The darkness made it hard for sight,
but I knew it was his brother....
Hi! My name is Dylan. I am now 17 years old, but I grew up in a house in Archer, FL. I lived with a man who was abusive sexually, mentally, and physically. He also sold me to his friends and...