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Why Can Nobody Hear Us?

How much louder do we have to scream? You've taken away my innocence, my hopes, and my dreams. How much louder do we have to scream? You don't care as you pull hard at my seams. How much louder do we have to scream? You're finished now and proud, with a smile that gleams
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Written by
prettypettycoat
23 / F / SA
Published
Oct 25, 2020
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8·54
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This is my attempt as a writer to get the world to hear our cries for help. I am from South Africa where the recent statistics say that at least 40% of South Africans will be raped at least once in their lifetime. I am a part of that statistic.

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