Best Poems Written by Alexander John

Red

Out of all the words in the world 
I have a pure hatred for one 
Four letters that can change a life
Four letters that can lead up to death 
Four letters which will never sound the same 
I remember it clearly 
A normal walk at night turned out to be the night I lost all hope 
Red,
The colour of anger
The colour of love{sighing}
The colour of death
Red,the colour that disgusts me 
Red,the colour I will never see the same 

Multiple men that changed my life 
Multiple men that grasped and grabbed something that wasn’t theirs to take it 
They took what I should have gave with trust 
They took it away from me 
And I will never get it back 
I will never get back what they took 

The supposed protectors of the world
The teachers,the doctors,the players,the fathers 
I will never see them the same
The words I  yearn to say, can never be told  
I will never be the same 
The same that I was before 

A misogynistic father 
He never listened to me and he never will 
But when he got that call, he felt  a feeling I never saw before 
His barriers were breaking down 
He broke down 
He couldn‘t endure it happened to his daughter 
He felt the feeling I felt at the scene 
Pain 
Like father,like daughter they say.

A woman’s fault 
It always is 
“Why didn’t you fight back,
“What were you wearing?
“You probably provoked them 
“Was it a short skirt?”
“Or a top with no sleeves?”
“I’m not surprised ”
“That body of hers finally got her in trouble”
“You probably asked for it ”
Because men will never be at fault 
Men have no faults 
History has begun to repeat itself 

Time slowed down 
Minutes turned into hours 
My self respect tumbled down into pieces that could not be stuck back together 
No 
I said no 
I thought they didn't hear 
But they well and truly did 
I kicked,i dreamt,i fought ,but i did not cry 
My honour was already destroyed
If i cried,none of it would be left 

I was left there 
Discarded on the side of the road 
I couldn’t leave 
They wouldn't let me leave 
I lay there 
Hoping my life would end right there and then 
The help I called for arrived too late 
They ushered me in the car , where the criminals sat 
And made me have a test done 

The results came in and the men were identified 
The court hearing was soon but too late 
The pain already settled too deep 
The pain I endured 
The struggles I faced 
The confidence I lost 
All was served its justice by imprisoning them for a year
A year and they would be back out 
Roaming out on the streets,looking for their next victim 
I’ll never receive the justice I deserve 
I never will 

Women were born with pain 
Men like to seek out for it 
Pain is not comparable, never will be 
But justice is 
The justice I longed for , I did not receive 
So all i can do is speak,speak about the struggles I endured 
And speak to tell you all that consent comes above everything 

A man that doesn’t listen to consent 
Will never truly be a man

Copyright © Alexander John | Year Posted 2023