2012
He grips my thighs and whispers in my ears,
“Say anything and you will regret it,
After all, who would believe a pathetic excuse like you?”
I sit there in fear, knowing what was happening,
After all, it’s been the same for months
I go home, and cry myself to sleep each night
Pretend everything is okay

2014
He sits and laughs at me while I’m in pain
Calls me a fool and pretends he never did a thing.
I grip my thighs in agony.
It’s still all I can think about, the pain too strong
I can’t escape and panic every time I leave my room
I still have to see him in every class
Pretend everything is okay

2016**
He’s gone, I haven’t seen him in months
No longer am I afraid of men,
At least not as much as then.
Someone else grips my thighs now,
I feel no fear when he does
He understands and helps take the pain away
Not everything is okay, but a lot is now