he hunted me
He does it
over and over
but they say to
let. him. be.
No one sees
his crime
but when they see
her pain
they. laugh.
“Boys will be boys.”
Boys are boys
and boys can
rape
if. they. want.
Of course,
they want
and they do
because no one
stops them
stop. can. you. stop.
please. stop.
can. you.
no.
no. no.
please.
“If that’s all he did,
don’t ruin his life.”
“But mom”
That’s what she told me
She might as well say:
He matters,
you. don’t.
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I think the “but mom” is the most powerful line in the poem. Thanks for being brave enough to write this.