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Excuses


you say i wanted it

you say you were drunk

you say i was a liar

you say i only dreamed of it

you say that i didn't fight

but despite all of these 

rapist excuses

rape is still rape

and no matter

how many

or how well thought out

excuses you make,

you will pay for what

you did

 

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