As I lay here
Naked and cold
I lay here on the floor
arrested by the police
I just dared to raise my voice
and told them about the truth
that I was beaten up and raped
by my husband today
but here in my homeland
I do not have a right
Instead of being listened to
they accused me of
temptation and provocation
and they called me a sl*t
he was just believed
so now I'm lying here
beaten up and raped
but now by thes policemen
cause I don't have a voice
Jet Rood
23-10-2013
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Submitted by Jet-Rood on July 27, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXAXBXXX XXXXXXBXA XX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 456 |
Words | 93 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 9, 2 |
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