bowie knives

there’s things nobody talks about.

the way grown men take little girls

rip them inside, outside, across

but i’m here to stay on topic.

i’m here to say

exactly what you want to hear

at exactly the right time

to pertain your attention.

im here to draw blood

and im here to make you feel

Because hearing about a topic you read about everyday

isnt making anything better for anyone.

but that isn’t going to be an easy thing today

there are people higher up than us

who would rather my finger be on the trigger of a gun

then turning the page of a book.

twenty two to forty eight cases of rape occur every year in asheville

there was one last june

it was a calculated attack

and he knew what he was doing.

and he was not the only monster here

there are so many

and its impossible

for them to remain unknown forever.

and while no one experience is the same

theres always a fundamental element

of backlashing emotions

and they’ll taste like bile as they creep up the back of someone’s throat.

you don’t want to think about it.

taboo. not for public conversation

we shouldn’t talk about those who are victimized

in case something may happen to us.

you don’t want to think about any of it

the double standard

that every person can be broken

ripped inside outside across.

one out of four girls and one out of six boys

experience some sort of sexual trauma

before the age of eighteen

and it’s not like you should know that off the top of your head

these statistics aren’t acknowledged

because there are cities like here

where everyone is all about “stopping rape culture”

but nobody does anything and it continues to happen.

its not like people are asking for it either

i dont want my finger on the trigger of a gun

i dont want to be scared of my city

god forbid i were to lift my head

and say whats in my little dangerous brain

because words are the dangerous ones

and knowledge is the sharp blade of a bowie knife

god forbid i were to lift my head

and i know im taking a risk right now

because words are dangerous

and knowledge is the sharp blade of a bowie knife