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Poem: Rape

Rape is not a game
It takes control of self esteem
Uproots the innocence bloom

Rape kills laughter heard
It takes the love of precious girls
Takes sunshine from the smile

Rape a four letter word
That devastates the lives of children
No knowing the right from the wrong

A secret deep inside that tiny body
A weight too heavy to carry alone
Must be told to lighten the load

Just acknowledge apologies
Can make the difference
In a world that lingers hard

May never make better
May never understand
A day in a life that will always
Exist

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