I am not the victim

I made one decision

I said one sentence

I thought you were smart enough

to understand that

no means no.

You had the nerve to blame me

You made me a victim

but I will not be a victim

You are nothing but a statistic

I am a symbol of strength

power

hope

in my own life

My life is not ruined

You do not win

My world has not crumbled

you do not win

What you did is not a number on a chart

of unreported sexual assaults

of unreported rape

It is a disgrace to what humanity means

I am not a victim

You are

a victim of your arrogance

a victim of your thoughtless right to 

assert your manly dominance. 

I am not a victim

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