Missoula Rape poem
There is no difference between being raped
and being pushed down a flight of cement steps
except that the wounds also bleed inside.
There is no difference between being raped
and being run over by a truck
except that afterwards men ask you if you enjoyed it.
There is no difference between being raped
and losing a hand in a mowing machine
except that doctors don't want to get involved,
and police wear a knowing smirk,
and in small towns you become a veteran whore.
There is no difference between being raped
and going head first through a windshield
except that afterwards you are afraid
not of cars
but half the human race.
-Marge Piercy
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