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Rape's Stitches

It was like falling,
Falling down the termination of time,
Rain drizzling in a void night,
Lips speaking for themselves,
As they traced my naked skin.

*Psychiatrist looks on expectadly*

Tears patterns on my crimson cheeks,
The cold bricks like an ice block,
Pressed against my bare shoulders,
As their fingers played with the buttons on my jeans.

{"Stupid bitch thinks she can help."}

"They were rough,
Their hands forced on my throat,
Smothering my terrified screams."

("Did you see their faces?")

It was dark and empty,
Like their promises,
Their coarse voices cackling "This won't hurt,"
Masked faces only open,
To shove their tongues down my throat.

("How do you feel?")

"I'm scared of men," I mutter brushing across the bruises,
Lips cracking as I'm drained of life,
I'm scarred insane,
"See I removed my veins,
Pointless bastards."

{Lifts wrists revealing severed flesh}

("My lord,")

{Psychiatrist looks me over}

Sunken pasty skin,
Violent tortured eyes,
Revenge sparkling my tone,
I'm broken, I whisper,
A snide smile on parched lips.

(Broken?)

Snapped in half,
I cackle,
Revealing the stitching.







Author notes

this is personally not experience but its a issue that needs drawing alot of attention many women go through this every year and are taken advantage of, Please take the time to comment because this is the piece that means the most to me out of everything else i have written

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  • wow this is such a powerful and emotional write. You have a great talent for writing and setting yourself into this frame of mind. I love the style that you used to write it, I can imagine it being read out to me, or as a song. awesome, sad write.
    keep it up, you deserved all those trophies.
    All the best
    HollowEyes
  • i loved it but it mad me alert........ but i loved it
  • this made me cry ... i love how open you let yourself be in this poem ... i can recall the endless therapists and psychiatrists tryin to pick my brain and people tryin to solve my problems when i was tryin to cope with molestation and abuse i still suffer with severe depression and i have bi polar disorder so i spent some time in a ward tryin to get help for that as well. i hate to see that so many of us suffer because of others.
    i just hope that somehow someday despite our scars and wounds visible and not visible we can all band together so we can be strong together -hugs-


  • Lil-Bit Crazy silver member
    April 19

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    wow. for not experenicing it you hit the nail on the head... great write.. keep up the awesome writting and its nice to met you...
  • oh wow. i woulda liked it more if it was true
  • wow this really hit me hard its exactly how i felt when something similar happened to me. thx for such a wonderful and yet sad write.


  • November-Dani gold member
    March 15

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    Oh god. Every time I read this Im speechless. Amazing.
    Probably my favourite one of yours. Keep it up.


  • why smile
    March 12
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    wow deep

  • O.o
    March 6
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    Deep...man...so deep...so so deep. Tight


  • Amaranthine Lover silver member
    February 22
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    this is a a deep piece, extremely.

  • mackereth
    February 21

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    you've out done yourself this time. A great poem, and it brings attention to things society seems to sweep under the mat. I really enjoyed the inclusion of the psychiatrist, it was a nice touch.


  • Shakes-spear
    February 21

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    very good

    This is a bad problem. I wish it didn't happen, but those wishes fall very short. This is full of emotion and sadness. Great job on writing it! The Shaker


  • Clinging-to-Life
    February 20

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    Wow...I love this! so intense and full of imagery...I could see it happening and can somewhat relate. Thank you so much for entering this. So intense. great job.

  • BuriedTreasures silver member
    February 20
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    Powerful

    A really Powerful statement and great rhythem--Excellent flow


  • dp robertson
    February 11
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    Good work. This is really interestingly done, well written except the spelling gaff, expectantly, but it draws the reader closer with its hurt and its distance the protagonist puts between the psychiatrist. It’s a very good, emotive piece.

    David

    ps do you think it has been entered into enough comps?


    • Nothing Is Forever
      February 11
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      ha ha i had an obsession entering this one into contests the thrill has kinda wore off lol

  • Aesthete
    February 9

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    I think you used some interesting imagery, and you're absolutely right, this is an important topic that needs to be addressed and understood. Thanks for entering


  • torn in half
    February 5
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    one word to describe this: WOW! thats all I can say


  • RunningFree
    February 5
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    I really like how this cuts back and forth between the internal experience of this woman and the people who are looking outside in. This was chilling and expressed so much within the multiple perspectives. Thank you for trying to raise awareness for your fellow sisters who have been hurt.

  • Your-Little-Doll
    February 4
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    AMAZING


  • M a r l u x i a gold member
    February 3

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    Rain drizzling in a void night,
    Lips speaking for themselves,
    As they traced my naked skin.
    (Broken?)

    Snapped in half,
    I cackle,
    Revealing the stitching.


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    SHOCKING.
    I love the above lines.
    They just WOW me.
    I am swallow into oblivion
    as I read and tackle this write.
    I love how you insert
    actions and inner feelings
    when you wrote this...
    WOW

    Thanks for entering. Good luck.
  • very good job I really liked it..the sad thing is that I actually know more than a few girls that have went through this and It is what they all have done to make things better....ALthough I don't understand it...anyways good luck in the contest
  • This is such an emotional write, filled with a horror I can only dream (nightmare) of...
    Really well written...
    Thanks for entering and good luck.

  • The Great Tony
    January 31

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    Man that sad, really good but sad. Speaking on the behalf of all men even those bastards Im sorry you had to go through that.


  • johnswails
    January 31

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    Wow. Like your previous reader, I'm speachless. This was so well done and put together and passionate and sad. I am so sorry. Even if this isn't you that went through this I'm sorry. Sorry, you even have to know enough to write this down.

    I don't know what else to say, but I'm sorry and I don't even have the power to do anything about it.

    My prayers to you.

    John

  • BorntothePurple
    January 31

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    Wow. I'm speechless...What a horrible, nightmarish, incredibly well-expressed write. I can only hope it isn't autobiographical! Really though, this is well done, and I love the way you cut between what the psychiatrist was asking and the woman's reliving of the experience. This was very well written and horrific and really made me feel. Good write.

  • maralisa gold member
    January 31
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    wow what a deep emotional write i to can relate to your pain


  • wingsofgold25 silver member
    January 28
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    This was a very sad and emotional write.
    Thank you for your entry and good luck in the contest.

  • Crayon.Ninja
    January 23

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    Good write, I love the way you've made this flow. It brings back a lot of sucky memories for me, but only because your poem is so vivid and real. Thanks for entering and great job.


  • Dak
    January 23

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    Dark, a slight touch of insanity and vivid details. This is filled with emotion and a decent poem to say the least. Thank you for enetering this into my contest.


  • Florida Sunshine gold member
    January 20

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    1st your Author's notes: Death doesn't Save you EVER! Rape is a HORRIABLE pyschiatrist well tell you it had nothing to do with you personally~ or its not a personal experiance.... but I really feel the feelings you go through because of being raped are very true... they are painful... but eventually you can get through.... Awareness ~ is the key to making a difference... speaking out to make change.... If you poem can affect change... ~ it can affect folks to speak out ~ and most of all ~ it DOES make people understand the feelings of going through a horrific event. ~ You did an excellent job~

    Thank you so much for entering the "Set the bar" contest ~ good luck to you!!!

  • Midnight-x-Rose gold member
    January 20

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    Terribly sorry you ended up having to go through this shit, some people just don't seem to understand others and their feelings and are out for themselves and their own pleasure. Wonderfully written though with passion. I don't blame you for feeling the way you do, I have been sexually assaulted and I sure as hell don't know who to feel or what to think it's really hard to deal with sometimes.
  • There is a lot of great thought woven within sanity, stitching without. Thank you for your entry & Best wishes in the contest!
  • we lit a flame
    January 18

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    I don't know you , but I'm just going to say:

    I love you. Sounds ridiculous- but I have the utmost respect for you. There are parts here I can relate to, and my heart goes out to you. Uniquely and beautifuly written, perfectly penned, rhythmic and raw-- Great job following the rules and thank you so much for sharing.
    Best wishes!
    ~Cordelia


  • November-Dani gold member
    January 18
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    This was fantastic. I love your phrases. 'Rain falling in a void night'. Its deep and meaningfull. It expresses such emotion, made me feel as if i was in her shoes. fantastic

  • lillianisevol
    January 18

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    Your writing is amazing ... I really liked the way that you described your thoughts and feelings and the questions that others ask you ... well it all fell into place and was horribley scarey for me to read. I admire your writting though I have no idea if this happend to you or not ... either way it was expressed very well. I hope it wasn't true for you and if it was I'm sorry for your pain and I do understand. Lill
  • this poem is almost like you wrote it as you were in the hosptal, its almost real. Its really good though. I like how you had the little interjections of the doctor and everyone in it. Good write.


  • LadyUnique silver member
    January 16

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    a cleverly done write. very realistic... enough to pull the reader in and have them shudder...
    thank you for entering and best of luck
  • Your Hero
    January 15

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    One of the best thought out poems Ive read. I like how you put true feelings in it. i realy like how it takes place with the main person talking to a psychiatrist. Its just a realy clever way of writeing. N Im sorry if there is truth in this poem.


  • HeavenScent4U
    January 14

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    I don't even know what to say after reading this it is so sad. Hard to critique a piece like this and really I wouldn't even try. I must say that I love the way it is written as far as your inserts in parenthesis and how you feelings were so clearly presented. I really don't know what else to say except if this happened to you, I'm sorry. It's a sad sick world we live in and if it was up to me, well people like this just wouldn't be around anymore or they's all be put in the same place together to indulge in their sickness until they all did each other in. Non Christian like thoughts there? Yes but that's just how I feel. Best of luck in the contest. Be well and be blessed

  • PhantomsAngel87 Greeters member
    January 14

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    Powerful write that screams off the screen.

    .♥.
    Thank you for your entry
    Best of luck
    Stay safe
    ~Manda
    [Erase the Hate Member]

  • x Bright Eyes x gold member
    January 14

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    wow i loved this write and the way it flowed also loved how you kept the reader all the way through this is a very emotional write and so many people can relate to this well done

  • oh and heres your applause

  • excellent job, this one i felt the whole way through...loved it

  • storiesuntold gold member
    January 13

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    So very sad indeed

    One who has been so taken by the heartless within our world cowards to all men that they abuse are truly sick ******** no other bane would fit . This write speaks to all as looking through the eyes of the victom


  • sassylibra0074
    January 13
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    Great write

    riviting write, very emotional keep up the great work and good luck in the contest!

  • this one, one of your best... I love it


  • Nick B
    January 13

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    omg, this is excellent, i love the form, and although the title may be too strong and deter readers. I thought it was exceelent


  • freedomnessa
    January 12

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    fantastic

    the feeling is so strong in this write... you have a great talent for writing and words... thank you for sharing this tortured yet beautiful write... keep writing you have talent!!

  • This is in a good way...
    The emotion you put in this fucker made me feel like i was having a panic atack....
    Great damn job.....


  • katiekills4
    January 12

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    Wow.
    This hits right home.
    It can make someone feel the feelings you are.
    And trust me I am.
    And things along the line of that have happened to me.
    Great piece.

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