I know you think
You are being
Polite
When you don't say
Anything.
I've said it before.
It bears repeating
Because I don't
Think you understand
How serious
This really
Is.
How does
A sweet little
Boy go from
Child to adult
Rapist?
Easy…
No one says
Anything…
I've been
On the receiving
End
Of hurting someone's
Feelings
Or doing something
Socially unacceptable
And people
No…
Friends…
Simply disappearing
Saying nothing
To me
About why
They are no longer
In my life…
And I have
A couple of
Things to say
On the matter
IT SUCKS!
You cowards.
I'm willing to tell you
Because I never
Want you
To do to the
Next “friend”
What you did
To me.
I am willing
To sacrifice my
Comfort,
To prevent another
From coming
To harm.
I wish
You had such
Foresight
Or at the very
Least,
Cared enough
As my friend
To tell me
So that
At the very least
I had the option
Of learning
From my
Mistakes.
For every woman
That is raped
And says nothing
Contributes
Aides and abeds
The next
Crime.
It costs more
Than you know
When you don't
Say anything…
And it means
More than
You can imagine
When you
Get out
Of your comfort
Zone
To risk
Making the world
And you your
Friendship
Better
Than it was.
