Shhh You Are Worthy

I would change how society views sexual assault victims. Shhh You Are Worthy By: Jennifer Cannady It was all so surreal So bizarre I thought I finally had a friend Someone who cared Someone who worried about me Someone who could save me from my sleepless nights and tear filled eyes Someone who would hold my hand and remind me I am stronger then depression But the sweetness only lasted so long Before you ripped the rug from underneath me And watched me trip into your trap I was an experiment to you Nothing but a reaction to see how much fire I could bear How much burning I could take before I needed the ice Someone to prove you were the man everyone thought you were I thought we were friends But I was your victim You whispered to me Shhh it’s okay You plummeted me with every ounce you had Shoving your body against me It disgusted me You held me down so you would not be able to hear the repeated words No, no, no Shhh it’s okay You said this is what friends do I shook my head in disbelief This could not be happening The one person I thought understood me was nothing more than a perpetrator Nothing more than a lie of friendship Nothing less than pure evil Shhh it’s okay I let you drive me home As I got out of the car, you yelled my name I never looked back Not even for a single second And I am so glad I didn’t Everyone at school wondered why I wouldn’t want to be with a perfect man like yourself You told them I liked it That I was asking for it No, no, no, I was not But I kept my mouth clamped shut Because that is what good girls are suppose to do Never tell a soul Never say you are hurting Shhh it’s okay Let the people judge you Call you every name in the book Spit in your face But, let it be impossible for that smile to leave you Make it intoxicating Shhh it’s okay Let the depression take control Let your mind wander To places that you never knew existed Let people say you’re a stupid girl A dumb broad A pathetic waste of time Or even better A liar But do not ever say the boy with the full ride scholarship to play football hurt you Don’t ever let anyone know the weight of him crushed you That you struggle to get out of bed in the morning That you have flashbacks that make you unable to breathe Because there’s people that don’t understand That are in the comfort of their home That are saying you deserved every ounce of pain you endured No means no But to society, it doesn’t matter You are still worthless Shhhh it’s okay No, no, no it’s not