I thought I was safe
I thought I was protected
I thought I was  strong
I thought I was capable
I thought that no one could hurt me more than I’d already been hurt
But I was wrong

“Don’t fight it”
They said
“Look at the ******”
They said
“SHE’s crying”
They said

But even after
The world said,
“You asked for it”
And
“What did you expect”
Because
“You didn’t fight them off”

Everything you said
Made me lose more than I had already lost

I was never safe
I was never protected
I was never strong
I was never capable
Because everything
I did
Was wrong.

Andrew W.
1-26-20