Respect where you came from

* I did want to include the world as a whole but could not find a collective of stats... 


As a man 
I say 

STOP 

all this 
madness 
defiling women 
like it is our right 
to desecrate the sanctity 
of her womb 
not even wipe your feet 
before entering a room 
do you kiss your mother with that mouth 

in the united states alone 
a woman is reported raped 
once ever 2 minutes 

EVERY TWO MINUTES 

and that's just 
the 
ones 

REPORTED 


in the time it takes for me 
to read you this poem 

2 women have been raped 

STOP 

why do you defile 
the place from which you came 
those who gave you your name 
you kiss your grandmother with that mouth 

one third of the population 
of the fairer sex 
of a nation 
has been raped 
that means if you are a woman and have a woman sitting 
on either side of you 
one of you 
has 
be 
raped 

STOP 

have you no shame 
women have struggled 
and died to give birth 
every day 
and you soil the 
sanctity of that 
'cause 
of a 
flame 
in your 
pants 

YOU ARE NOT A MAN 

you kiss your daughter with 
that mouth 

that mouth 
the one your mother 
held to her breast 
to give you nourishment 
and 

LIFE 

that mouth 
that kisses your wife 
& children before they go to bed 

and the men of power let you out of jail 
'cause there ain't enough room 
to house all the people that smoke 
WEED 

or do some other drug 

probably to escape from the reality 
of what you did to them 
change lives 
in the blink of an eye 
without remorse 
that could be 

your daughter 

your wife 

your mother 

and that is 

THREE 

so take your pick 
it was probably 

one 
of 
them 

now bow your heads 
and pray 
for the two 
that had to suffer 
while you listened 
to me 
pray for their souls to be free 

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

prayer is a powerful tool when we feel hopeless ... i believe in it completely .. i believe it helps in some way ... perhaps never known to us ... thank you for this reminder to pray for all who are abused; but especially for women and children ... everyone needs to be aware and wary ... pro-active prepared to protect ourselves and others ... i can feel your frustration and anger ... :{
E.

[Matching Socks]

Thank you for writing this. :-/

[terry smith]

you are very welcome :)

[Unknown Poet]

I deeply touched with this !!!
Your aggressions clearly showen in this writing..

[terry smith]

good...........................

[Unknown Poet]

You're welcome terry

[...]

Kiss your cheek...
You're a wonderful person, Terry :)

[terry smith]

i wish i could do more.

[Zugzwang]

Well said. It's an issue everywhere in the world and needs to be addressed. Good for you for putting this in the public light...where it needs to be.

[Huw]

Interestingly rape or the ravishing of a wife is a curse that is promised for disobedience. Isaiah 13:16 which is spoken in the first person by The Eternal.

[shade]

Very strong poem.in fact a tear came out.not many people think like this I was glad I got to read it

[terry smith]

glad you liked it :)

[Nisreen]

i dont think a man that can do such a thing would feel shame
or feel anything really

most of the time you hear things like "she wanted to get raped"

its disgusting .... i can throw up right now

[terry smith]

I agree...and that is why i wrote this