The Shock on their faces,
And the line of their lips,
Spoke much more than words,
Ever uttered could speak,
When she stood up
Gallantly,
On a 9 am
Assembly,
I was a victim of rape,
There- I said it.
Enshrouded by shame,
And Shadowed by fear,
For five years I wallowed,
Under the victim’s umbrella,
The word- I couldn’t utter,
Four letters of terror,
Hidden by society-
It happened to me.
The shock on their faces,
And the silence abound,
Fuelled up her drive,
As she spoke on her life,
She mentioned statitics,
And looked at the crowd-
Rape- Is a crime,
And shame is a lie.
You’ve a right to your story,
Your body,
Your mind.
Thank you Ameena for your courage. It needs to be said!
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Thank you very much. I appreciate your support ❤
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Oh Ameena! You can write about the hardest subjects in such a touching way!
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Thank you very much Joy. I just woke up while and came back to read this one.
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Reblogged this on everywhere and nowhere and commented:
Because this lady has an amazing way with words and those five lines are truth 🙂
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I had to re-blog this because you always manage to capture these subjects perfectly and those last five lines need to be heard 🙂
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Avery! You’re going to give me a swelled head 😂. Thank you very much for the Reblog! 😄
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You do have a wonderful way of expressing things and getting out the message that is needed. This helps others to do the same.
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I hope it does help them, that is the whole point. Thank you JC
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Wow! I can’t.. i don’t know where to start. Every line in this piece stirs every atom in me. This needs to be read by many. Well done, Ameena. ❤
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Awww Thank you very much Maria❤❤❤
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You certainly excel in choice of words and expressions!
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Thank you very much Prakash 😄
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Thank you very much Prakash 😄
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Thank you for sharing your story Ameena. There is power in sharing.
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I would like to share this piece to my Facebook Page of 450k followers.. How would you feel about this? Feel free to check us out at Bruised But Not Broken 💙
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Thank you very much. I would really appreciate it.
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Beautifully written. Yes, it has to be said.
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It sure has!! Thank you 😄😄
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Hello. Thank you. I too wish to raise awareness as well as letting women know it’s ok to talk out loud about this there is no shame or blame for it. Please check out my blog. A mothers story of her daughters sexual assault. It’s my personal experience and emotions thru it. Although they pale in comparison to my daughter’s. Rape
Effects a whole family. A father, brother, sister, mother. It changes everything. How they play. Feel. Touch. React. When it happened I felt
Like I was a tree big and beautiful rotting from the inside out. I was waiting every moment out to fall over and die.
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Very sad but brilliant blog. Horrific. Check out my blog on rape culture and hypersexuality if you get a chance
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1989 – The Rape https://tracy-croom.com/2017/07/27/1989-the-rape/
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Sometimes this just needs to be said before one can start to heal. It’s beautiful ..
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Yes it does. Thank you very much!
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