i was not your juliette

Heavy trigger warning for sexual violence.

This poem was originally written on the 12 of October, 2025. It is estimated that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men will experience sexual assault in their lifetimes. Yet, very few survivors report their experience to the police, and even fewer get a chance to testify in court. 

If it has happened to you, know that you are not alone. It wasn’t your fault. You deserve nothing but healing. YOU DID NOT DESERVE WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU!

i was not your juliette

you’ve broken me forever
shattered me into thousands
of tiny little pieces that never
rearrange themselves right
or put themselves together

what you did to me will never go away
when my skin begins to wrinkle
and my hair turns to grey,
the marks you left upon my skin
they’ll never ever decay

from your courtroom lies
and the ways you tried to hide
time never seems to ever fly
when you’re like me; traumatized

it’s stuck in every moment, 
my ribs get too tight
all the late nights filled with regret
pain that will never be made right
memories i can’t forget
waking up on your mattress
i knew what happened after sunset
it wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t kind
what you did, i did not consent
you were not my romeo
and i was not your juliette

we were just two strangers
we had just met that week
you became one of those lifechangers
in the worst possible way

you had nothing to gain
and i had everything to lose
my innocence was slain
my soul was what you bruised
and the sunshine turned to rain
and where you only gained pleasure
i only gained pain

and we both know it wasn’t your first time
and if only the other girl knew
your repeat crime
she’d seethe in anger, because screw
you and your rapist dick
you make me so angry, it’s sick

so enjoy your jail cell that you call home
while i try and find myself in the pain
you inflicted, the pain that’s shown
itself to cut me open at any chance
your number of crimes has grown
and now you have nothing to lose
and i have everything to gain