I am feminist.
I am feminist because my best friend at sixteen was sexually assaulted by a guy, because she said she'd never been kissed.

So he held her down and while she screamed, shoved is tongue into her mouth, and stole her trust.

I am feminist.
I am feminist because my little sister wears shorts with unshaved legs, and guys cut off teas with no bra, and black lipstick- a poison.

When she leaves the house, men call out profanities, *****, *****, *****. Why don't you come here and let me teach you how to be pretty?

I am feminist.
I am feminist because three nights ago, I tried to help my friend get home, but instead was pushed into mailboxes as his left hand held my neck and his right slid down my pants.

My screams of no silenced by his tongue suffocating me, only to be released when he'd had enough.