A young girl dreams of first love and marriage
White house, picket fence and baby's first carriage.
She fantasizes of the man she will someday wed
Waking each morning with her new husband in bed.

They came like a thief on that fateful night
Consumed by alcohol, she could not resist or fight.
Permission not granted nor mutual consent
Robbed a young girl of her virginal innocence.

Guilt and shame, the nightmares left behind
Prisoner forever shackled in her mind.
Shattered dreams lost to a young girl forever
What will become of her future endeavor?

She struggles for years piecing life together
To the dreams she once knew to help her get better.
When their time comes on that final Judgment Day
Remember the young girl they martyred for decades.

In Memory of Rape Victims
Author: Lucille ©2000 All poems are protected & copyright ©