can't give away.

My rape.

As a little girl
I was raped
I didn't know much about it
As I was six
But I knew
He had a knife
And a gun
And that it hurt.
It scared me.
I cried.
As I got older
I more understood.
He took away a gift
That I can't give away
What other girls can.
I now understand
That he should be
In jail.
And that
I feel
Disgusted
With myself
For letting it happen
That I will never feel good
And not worthless
And not walk the halls in shame
For he took a gift
I now can't give away.

Author's Note

This is really personal. But please review.

Reviews

[MattressDuToit-Apostate]

Thank you so much for sharing. I love all of what I have read. You write raw truths and make emotions stand at attention. This is what I think poetry should be. It communicates feeling to the reader. I read a few poems by Emily Dickinson today and found them meaningless but beautifully constructed, which made them equally irrelevant. Her poems are like an oyster. You have to work to get to the prize but often there is no pearl to be found. Your poetry is the pearl, shed of all obstacles.
Happy people do not make great art. We are sensitive and in-tune with existence and don't have the luxury to just go about our day like the world is balanced and running smoothly. We do not have the luxury to ignore the weeping sorrow surrounding the world around us. Our outlet, the pressure relief valve that keeps us alive is our self expression through our art. Art saves lives. Without it, i'd be just a memory. Stay strong and never forget that you are the Prima Ballerina in the ballet of your life.

[raj24]

It really happened..you are really strong to talk about it...i wish such people could be send behind bars without any delay...it not only hurts the victim but also deny justice n society suffers a lot through it..

Regards
Raj

[Misery]

It is difficult to review something so personal, dear poet.
It wavers upon a narrow line between art and tragedy. How does one review a tragedy?

[Daughter of Darkness]

I'm not sure

[Misery]

I am not sure either, but I am very sorry for the pain you have endured.

[Daughter of Darkness]

Thank you so much

[Misery]

You are welcome.