It Was all Because

He asked and she obliged
She did what he uncle asked and his patterned negotiations with
His need for fellatio from a child that could barely tie her shoes
And she didn’t like it but she did what she was told
Because she was just a child and she didn’t know any better,


Past the bay and down the shore she pretended to go,
As she was protecting his offspring her sisters as he bathed her repeatedly.
And she let him only
Because she was just a child and she wanted to survive.


Her eyes are always open fearing his shadow
Angry with her decision to allow him to breathe.
She has decided no court no man can decide his punishment,
But dear god will determine his fate.
And this was all
Because he raped her,