I'm A Surviver

My name is Anita,
and I am a surviver
of child sexual abuse.

I have been silent for
far too long, and now 
it's time for me to speak
loud and proud.

The awful things that were
done to me was not my fault.
I was an innocent child and
my mother and father are the
ones that are at fault, not me.

I was sexually abused by the 
two people that I was supposed
to be able to trust no matter the 
problem, but they failed me.

I know that the abuse was not 
my fault, but I used to think if I
had been a better child my
mommy and daddy wouldn't have
wanted to hurt me so bad.

But now I know it had nothing 
to do with being good or bad.
It has to do with control and 
power. Sexual abuse and rape
doesn't really have anything to 
do with sex, but power.

If you have been, or are being
molested, please know that it
is not your fault. And don't suffer
in silence, stand up and say
I'm a surviver.