I
It’s not his fault,
He hurt her,
She forced his hand,
She was trying to leave,
She should have let him in,
She didn’t know he had a knife,
He just wanted to scare her,
She screamed,
He had to shut her up,
He killed her.
II
She shouldn’t be dressed like that,
She really liked the clothes,
She should’ve valued her safety more,
She couldn’t drive, she had to walk,
She shouldn’t have looked at him like that,
She hadn’t seen him at all that night,
He wanted her, her body,
She didn’t know him,
He was entitled to her everything,
He raped her.
III
She should’ve learned by now,
She doesn’t know what she did,
She doesn’t deserve a second chance,
She doesn’t want to cry again,
He knows she can’t do better than him,
She has to clean this mess up,
He turns his back to her,
She wants to run away,
He tells her he’s sorry,
He beats her.
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