RAPED
Ntsiki Mazwai
3171 views | Tue, 25th of July, 2017I did not ask to be raped
Brutally molested
Body vandalized
Scrutinised
by your non believing eyes
Fickle minds
Undermining my wounds
I don’t need to explain
I did not ask to be raped.
Fondled by unloving hands
Ripping off my pants
Making me feel disgusting
With each plea to use protection
Personal space violated
Asifuni ukuchitha umuzi
Often debated
Self esteem faded
My womb has been invaded
It’s not fair
I did not ask to be raped
Fingers pointed
Victim victimised
Guilty walk away innocently
Inner sense scarred deeply
That even my daughters
Long after they are born
Will know that I carried this pain
All my life with me
Because
I did not ask to be raped.