Consequences
MeToo Poem
Every time I was drugged
Every time I was forced
Every time he used hypnosis
Every time he used technology
Every time he threatened children
Every time he threatened my existence
There was NEVER a time
When I chose it
Never a time when I had control
Of anything
Never a time when I was free
Never a time I could leave
If I didn’t leave the target pleased
It would be the end of everything
You judge me assuming
I was complicit
Truth is
I was his victim
I needed help
Not judgement
I needed assistance
Not criticism
I needed protection
Not exploitation
I needed freedom
Not to be caged
Over and over again
You slander me
To ease your guilty conscience
You scapegoat me
To avoid consequences
You bury me in chaos
So no one will believe me
You prevent me from getting support
Hoping I will disappear in pain
Drift away into death
You praise those who raped me
You protect those who tried to kill
You’re never held accountable
All of you deserve all the evil
You inflict
All of you deserve the abuse
You project
All of you deserve a long look
In the mirror
But I’m the one sick?
If that’s what you have to tell yourself
So Be It
Just don’t expect me
To comply with it
I’m not protecting predators
Who don’t want to deal with
Their sicknesses
My life was taken from the crib
I refuse to ignore this
I won’t let you forget what you did
I won’t be silent
I won’t be subjected
I won’t be dominated
I won’t be scapegoated
I won’t allow any of you to abuse again
I’ll be in your face every day
Until you get what you give
Consequences
