Something Worse

"Something Worse" It has never happened to me But I do know of two or three I do believe I can comprehend to some degree Please before I go on correct me if I’m wrong but there is something worse than rape The nerve of me Let me continue you just might agree Webster says "it is the forcing of another person to submit to sex acts, seizing or carrying off with force; abusive improper treatment" What, the taking away of ones pride, dignity, and in some cases their purity Though not physically let me explain the raping of me One of my lifelong dreams was to find that one person to spend forever with and multiply our love You changed the plan Deep down you hated every man Damn, I believed in you, least expected you I submitted to what I thought was your true love Perhaps you said, "I do" to a mirror Now and for a sometime to come I can’t get over what you have done Similar would you not agree For some they get this feeling for it was someone they knew or believed in and least expected For others the ones closest to them did not believe and blamed the victim Finally the laws, need I say more? Just the same I stand by the title of this poem There is something worse than rape Its name BETRAYAL Copyright © 2000 Philip J. Curtis All Rights Reserved