I am a woman
So you think I am weak

I am a woman
I'm alone in these streets

You put your hand on my stomach
I said not to touch me
You continued
To make your way down to my pelvis

STOP!
You're hurting me
You're stealing my innocence
My happiness
My youth

STOP
Your fingers are inside me now
All I can do is cry
You said "you're so pretty"

I did not ask for your opinion
I did not ask you to touch me
No.
I did not ask for this

No one believes me
I'm here on my own
There is no longer a place I can call my home
I'm lost in this world
No thanks to you

I am a woman
Does this make this violence okay?
Does it mean no justice for me and my kind?
Does this mean I have to cry all alone in my room?

Well that's what I got
No thanks to you.

I am a woman
Don't touch me there
This is my body
Do I have a right to say no?

"No! You're just a whore who was asking for it.
So shut your mouth and don't tell a soul
I'll come after you if you do."
This is what you tell me.

Do I believe it and stand by?
Or do I take a stand and get you off these streets?
"No. I didn't do it, I could never."
That's what you told them when they asked.

Why does no one believe me?

I am a woman
No longer in your power
I am not afraid

But wait!
Why does this happen
Again and again?
Is there no one on earth to call my friend?

STOP!
I am a woman and I CAN say no.