"I stared endlessly at the curtain covering my window, wondering when and who would open it and let in the bright sunshine, only to realize there was no one." –Tamiko-Chan81.

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Bloody Lips

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I hated this, this feeling inside of me.

I wanted to run out of my room,

Run to wherever and just scream.

Scream the scream I held back from so long ago,

Cry the tears that I refused to let fall.

I wanted to let them know,

Know the knowledge of which I refused to be known.

I wanted to feel safe in my own home.

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I hated this, this knowledge inside of me.

I wanted to run into my locked room.

Run into there and never come out.

Scream into my pillow and never allow anyone to

See what has become of me.

I wanted to keep this a secret forever,

Not to be told unto any other soul besides my own.

All I wanted was just to be alone.

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I hated this, this acceptance inside of me.

I wanted to run into his arms and never let go.

Run to the safety I knew he could bring me.

Cry out in his arms, letting the words fall

So freely from my bloody lips.

I wanted to forget this ever happened,

So that I could move on and pretend that it never happened,

All I needed was someone to listen.

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I wanted this, this freedom inside me.

I wanted to stare that man in the eyes,

Glare him down with the knowledge of what

He had done to me.

Yell and scream into his face, letting my rage and

Pain be known to the world and him.

I wanted the world to know that this had happened,

So that I could finally be freed of my past, and move on,

To my future.

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FIN

If you don't get it, the poem thingy was about Sakura getting raped and the various feelings that she went through. First she wanted to tell what happened, then she wanted to keep it a secret and then she was able to tell Sasuke, who comforted her. And then she had the empowerment to stand up to her rapist and let everyone know what happened. I don't really know who raped her, so, yeah, don't ask me who. Just make up some random guy who she did not know, and Sasuke comforted her.

So, I dedicate this story to the author "Cleone "who was brave enough to come out and tell people what had happened to her. Also, because like she said, Rape is real and anyone could get raped at anytime, it just doesn't happen on TV or to the people who live on the other side of the tracks if you get what I mean.

I myself know two very important people who were raped, my older sisters, and I know that they did not ask for what happened and did not think it could happen to them.

Much Love to anyone who has been sexually abused in any way,

Tamiko-Chan81.