“A rapist doesn’t 
have to be a stranger to be 
legitimate. Someone you never saw. 
But, if you’ve been in public with 
him, danced one dance, kissed him 
good-bye lightly with closed 
mouth. Pressing charges will hard 
be as hard as trying to keep your 
legs closed while five fools try 
to run a train on you. 
These men friends of ours who 
smile nice stay employed and take 
us out to dinner. Lock the door 
behind you. And we are left with 
the scars being betrayed by men 
who know us. And expect like the 
stranger we always thought was 
coming that we will submit. We 
must have known. women relinquish 
all personal rights in the 
presence of a man who apparently 
could be considered a rapist 
especially if he has been 
considered a friend. And is no 
less worthy of being beat within 
an inch of his life. Being 
publicly ridiculed having two 
fists shoved up his ass. 
Then the stranger we always 
thought it would be who never 
showed up. Cause it turns out the 
nature of rape has changed. 
We can now meet them in circles we 
frequent for companionship. 
See them at the coffeehouse 
with someone else we know. We 
could even have them over for 
dinner. And get raped in our own 
houses by invitation..”