Change
Change
an easy topic
you would change your hair
your salary
your job
your friends
your appearance
your spouse
but some changes aren't so obvious
If I could change anything
I would change the fact that
The amount of friends I have
That have been raped or molested
Is more than the number of fingers that I have
The fact that
on the bus to the supermarket
I heard a man tell a little girl, no more than eight
that she wasn't pretty enough
to be broken open by a man she trusted
i would change the fact that
in the stuebenville rape case
the man who exposed the rapists
got more time in prison
than the boys who created a graveyard in the girl
I would change the fact that
the victims
those who have had something stolen from them
whether it be their clothing
their trust
their faith
are blamed for another persons actions
I would change
The culture that condones it
The culture that pushes it aside
I would change rape culture
I would change
The fact that
When I told a family member I was raped
They only asked why I was wearing something so revealing
I was eight years old.