Thinking back to what he did to me
I realize I should have taken a stand
Maybe if I did I could have stopped him
Stopped him from doing the same to more
But that night he did it to HER
Was the night I realized I'd tell her
To take her own stand
I tried to tell her but she wouldn't listen
She finally came out and told the world
How threatening this guy really is
She made a great stand
Even I wish I could have done
But I give her a lot of credit
Cause that guy is one scary guy
She stood up for what's right
She separated the right from the wrong
If only I could have stood up myself
Cause then I wouldn't feel this way
Feeling like not telling, let him do that to her
Maybe just maybe I should have told
But it was just so scary
I don't know what to do now
I finally stood up and told the world
But now he's back on the loose
And it's making me scared
I'm scared to know if he'll do it again
Or maybe he'll finally leave me alone
Maybe he'll realize
I'm not afraid to tell people now
Cause when I got touched in that way
I was afraid of even guys I knew my whole life
Author notes
Written May 20th, 2006
A contest entry
- I wanna feel like im close to something real by Zannah.
700 points, ended January 1, 12 entries
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Great job
I really hope this isn't true but it sure sounds like it is. It is hard in these situations to stand up for yourself. I know too and I can empathize with you. It is like you know there are good men in the world but you are scared to let anybody get close to you because you don't know who the good ones are and who the bad ones are and it is better to offend somebody and be safe than to get hurt again. Nice write and good luck in the contest. -
sorry about that. My mind was somewhere else when i wrote it.
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This is a good poem but it doesn't have one of the titles that is listed and that is the main requirement of the contest and one of the rules. It does fit "Man that you Fear" if you would like to change the title and resubmit it otherwise I will have to DQ you, sorry.
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