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
Copyright © Philip J. Curtis | Year Posted 2015
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