I walk fast
I clench my phone in my hand Ready to dial a number if I need to I stand up straight And look ahead Trying to give off a sense of strength Because I cannot be vulnerable If I am vulnerable I am a target I am constantly in fear That something will happen to me Like it has happened to so many other girls Why am I always afraid? It's not fair I should be free to walk in public Without the thought of being whistled at Looked at Called at Or something worse But I cannot get Those terrible thoughts Out of my head Walking in the daytime And most of all at night I cannot be alone Because who knows what might happen as I walk I'm outside Urban Outfitters With my family inside I see two guys Walking towards me My heart immediately starts beating fast Ba Boom Ba Boom BaBoom BaBoom BaBoom I turn around I breathe hard I walk fast Trying to stay calm Fighting the urge to run I walk faster And faster Until my feet are practically carrying me Until I reach the door Until I walk inside And slam the door behind me I see them outside the glass window Walking by Not even glancing inside I curse myself for being so ridiculous For being so silly For being so scared But I tell myself Better safe than sorry I've seen it on the news I've seen it in real life It happens to strangers It happens to acquaintances It happens to my friends It happens to me These actions and behaviors are wrong Despicable Demeaning Dehumanizing It’s the reason why so many girls live in fear People brush it off as normal As a part of life But it's not normal It should not be a part of life It's time for society to mend It's time for this to end Enough is Enough
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