“It was her fault
She was wearing that skirt
Practically asking for it”
No
No she wasn’t
She was 15 years old
Walking home from school
After a day of teachers
Commenting on her skirt
Because it didn’t reach her fingertips
She dressed for herself
Not for the boy in her social studies class
Who followed her to her next class
Commenting on how she looked
She didn’t dress for the teachers
Who pulled her out of class
To talk about the length of her skirt
And she sure as hell didn’t dress for the man
Who saw her walk by
And decided to be the cause of her nightmares
Decided to do the things that haunt girls across the world
That causes girls to walk in groups
And pretend to be on the phone
So no
It wasn’t her fault
Her skirt didn’t make it her fault
The way she walked didn’t make it her fault
The fact that she was alone definitely didn’t make it her fault
But that’s what was blamed
She
Was
Blamed
For something he did
She
Was
Blamed
And he?
He carried on with his life
She
Was
Blamed
It
Wasn’t
Her
Fault
Posted in response to the challenge Human Rights – Writing.
Comments
This is so good :) It's simple, yet it has a deep meaning behind it!
This is truly amazing. Thank you for writing this :)
Thank you! I'm glad you like it :)
Absolutely stunning, something that needed to be written.
Awwwww thank you so much
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