Who gave you the right!?

Saffiyah 2003 (Harrismith)



You touched her!
Who gave you the right?
She's losing sleep at night.
Tossing and turning;
eyes burning from endless crying.
Barely making it to the next morning.
You touched her! Who gave you the right?
Making her feel less of a person, like she has no purpose.
Body shaking, her heart aching.
You touched her....
Who gave you the right?

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*sexual assault

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Submitted by Saffiyahmoolla02 on November 25, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABbcccbdcAB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 339
Words 71
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11

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