slamforjada
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My name is Jada
I am not your video slave
I am a young girl
Boys raped me on tape
Sadly the tape went viral
Now everyone knows
I chose to stand tall
I was a victim it’s true
Too many people know what it's like
To not be in control of your own life.
The one thing you own - that's totally yours
Is used and abused and left at the door.
Your first time is supposed to be a magical thing
STOP PLEASE. I am just a tennager
I am not Jada
I am Chandler, yet I feel her hurt inside.
There is no victim, but the outcry of sexually hurt women
I remember the first time we had sex.
How you asked me if we’d ever get the chance.
You said you’d tell me your “number”
As if that’d be enough to convince me,
Is there anything but
The harsh reality of today's world
To look forward to?
Children dream of
The freedom of adulthood
While adults yearn for
The ignorant bliss
Of childhood.
This angers me.
The fact that an innocent 16 year old had to go through something horrible
The fact that she was unconscious and those jerks took advantage
The fact that they took pictures and posted them online
There were lights, and music, and drinks,
and people were swaying and laughing.
I'm sure it was late and
the drinks made your insides feel warm and
you did not expect anything more than a party.
I saw this image of this young girl who was laying on the floor,
I had to look closer and I saw she didn't have no clothes on,
I judged at first I can admit,
like what the hell is this?
#IAmJada
I am strong.
I have courage.
You don't have to go along.
I won't fear you.
I won't try to please.
I'm letting go.
I'm doing this for me.
I won't be helpless.
You only see them laugh
But in silence they pray,
Please god,
Don't let me be the girl,
That this happens to today,
You'll joke about her pain,
Hashtag Jadapose,
Pretend it's a game,
So this is how it ends?
I give you my trust, I give my time, I give you myself.
I believe that you only want what's best for me, that you feel for me how I feel for you.
