men ask us
"what is a rape culture?"
when a woman's "no"
enters through the mind of a man and comes out as
"convince me"
that is a rape culture
when i cannot walk down the streets at night
without my keys between my fingers
that is a rape culture
when a victim is blamed
and a criminal is sympathized with because
"he had such a bright future"
that is a rape culture
when he was an adult and i was a child
and you dare to ask me what i was wearing
that is a rape culture
so if you're asking me
"what is a rape culture"
i will tell you
it is our fucking culture