I Am a Woman

I am a woman So you think I am weak I am a woman I'm alone in these streets You put your hand on my stomach I said not to touch me You continued To make your way down to my pelvis STOP! You're hurting me You're stealing my innocence My happiness My youth STOP Your fingers are inside me now All I can do is cry You said "you're so pretty" I did not ask for your opinion I did not ask you to touch me No. I did not ask for this No one believes me I'm here on my own There is no longer a place I can call my home I'm lost in this world No thanks to you I am a woman Does this make this violence okay? Does it mean no justice for me and my kind? Does this mean I have to cry all alone in my room? Well that's what I got No thanks to you. I am a woman Don't touch me there This is my body Do I have a right to say no? "No! You're just a whore who was asking for it. So shut your mouth and don't tell a soul I'll come after you if you do." This is what you tell me. Do I believe it and stand by? Or do I take a stand and get you off these streets? "No. I didn't do it, I could never." That's what you told them when they asked. Why does no one believe me? I am a woman No longer in your power I am not afraid But wait! Why does this happen Again and again? Is there no one on earth to call my friend? STOP! I am a woman and I CAN say no.