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Mike
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since 1999-06-19

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0 posted 1999-09-23 09:34 AM

Was nine o'clock on Monday morn,
...When victim took the stand,
"Do you swear to tell the truth?"
...As raised her trembling hand.

"Will you to the judge relate,
...Events of fateful night?"
She told of horror, told of pain,
...As rapist sat contrite.

Questioned by two lawyers,
...Distinguished suited men,
With anguished voice and tearstained dress,
...Lived through the rape again.

"When my client left that night,
...What was his final word?"
"Bitch, would you rather live or die?"
...She said, "that's what I heard."

She raised her head, no question asked,
...did at the rapist stare,
"As I lay upon the ground,
...I said, "I do not care.""

Silence on the courtroom fell...
Silence...

[This message has been edited by Mike (edited 09-23-1999).]

Poet deVine

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since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

1 posted 1999-09-23 09:38 AM

Mike, this one knocked me for a loop! I sat here reading it and got goosebumps from the last line! Excellent story - well told.

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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Listening to every heart

2 posted 1999-09-23 09:41 AM

Very well done, Sir!

WhtDove
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since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

3 posted 1999-09-23 09:43 AM

Very strong piece you have here! Very well put! I can only imagine. So few words,"I really don't care." Lays quite the impact on how she felt. Tough subject, great job!

hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

4 posted 1999-09-23 11:41 AM

Gosh Mike...I have goosebumps all over here reading this one. Wow..not only is it well written, true in form and rhthym and rhyme...but it makes such an impact on the reader. I've sat here and read it 5 times now and each time I read it goosebumps. The final two lines....supurb!!This, my man, is not a good poem, but a GREAT poem. My hat is off to you. BRAVO!!!!BRAVO!!!

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Mike
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since 1999-06-19

Posts 2462

5 posted 1999-09-23 11:57 AM

Thank you all for you comments. I was really hesitant in posting this poem because I did not want to trivialize a situation that although I was present, I could not begin to comprehend the pain involved.

Toerag
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since 1999-07-29

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6 posted 1999-09-23 12:05 PM

This one really brought back memories....'cept the rapist's "sentence" was "settled out of court"......well done Michael....chilling to say the least!

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

7 posted 1999-09-23 12:22 PM

Mike: Excellent job!

Pepper
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since 1999-08-19

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Southern Florida

8 posted 1999-09-23 12:52 PM

GREAT piece...tough subject matter....Kudos to you Sir....

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May your days be filled with lots of sunshine and your nights lit up by golden moonbeams

Michael

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-13

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9 posted 1999-09-23 01:45 PM

Poignant piece, Mike.
Rape is not just a violation of body. but of mind and soul, also. You capture this well.

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Michael Anderson

And so, being young and dipt in folly
I fell in love with melancholy,
But dreams - of those who dream as I,
Aspiringly, are damned, and die:

EAP

Mike
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since 1999-06-19

Posts 2462

10 posted 1999-09-23 06:54 PM

Thank you for the kind comments...

PhaerieChild
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since 1999-08-30

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Aloha, Oregon

11 posted 1999-09-23 07:14 PM

Wow!! This is one really great poem!!! It takes alot to write about such a tough subject without losing the impact. This is really great!!!

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What you hid from your parents as kids, you will hide from your kids as parents. ~Cletus T Judd~

caroline
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12 posted 1999-09-23 08:05 PM

May I echo the comments above...a superb work, Mike.

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The only man worth your tears will never make you cry...

Nan

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13 posted 1999-09-23 09:35 PM

*Reverent bow*, my friend...

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