The bitterness of a chilly night
His heart was unfathomably cold
He would show her.
He wouldn’t beseech her, he would teach her
She would not spurn him again
She walked briskly,
Blind to her imminent fate
She walked alone
Her thick coat pulled tight against the ravages of this night
She’d soon be home, safe and warm
Without warning, he pulled her into the alley
She struggled against his strength
Forced against the wall, then pushed to the ground
Her plaintive cries unheard, he uttered not a word
She was oblivious to the man behind the mask
His actions were uncontrollably brutal
Sexually violated, left helpless, injured and alone
Cold, bruised, and bleeding,
Her mind raced, thinking this was her disgrace,
She cried out, but nobody came.
He had ripped away her underwear
Torn, beastlike, at her shirt and skirt
Her long coat now offered her only protection
Rising uneasily, covering her unsolicited indecency,
She stumbled onto the street
There were very few people around
Her mobile phone lay smashed where it fell
Crumbling, she lost her footing, fell helplessly to the ground
Gawpers avoided this bedraggled, dirty-looking beggar
Crossing over the road, they hastened away,
The next morning, they found her dead
All alone, face down in the street
The savagery of his attack
Broke her spirit and her desire to survive
His penis murdered her, as surely as a knife
There is only one answer to this injustice
We must stand together against gender abuse
Don't look away, or be silent about the violence
Everyone must rise, shout loud and proud
A man's pleasure is not worth a woman's pain
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