Poetry About Rape

This collection is dedicated to the strength of those who have faced the unthinkable. It is a space where silence is broken and the shards of experience are gathered with hands of compassion. These poems do not dwell on the darkness, but focus on the light that refuses to be extinguished.

Through the power of words, we reclaim the narrative of our own bodies and spirits. Healing is not a linear path, but a series of small, brave victories - the return of the breath, the rediscovery of the voice, and the eventual realization that we are far more than what was done to us.

Featured Poems

The Sovereign Body

A declaration of self-ownership and the beginning of the return.

I am re-mapping the territory of my own skin, reclaiming the valleys and the peaks that were once invaded by a shadow.

I am planting gardens of boundaries in the places where the fences were torn down, watering them with the tears of a necessary mourning.

My body is a temple, not a battlefield. The locks have been changed, the lights have been turned back on, and I am finally the only one with the key to the front door.

- Elara Thorne

The Weight of Silence

The transition from being silenced to finding words.

The words used to be thorns tucked behind my teeth, drawing blood whenever I tried to say the name of what happened.

But silence is a parasite that thrives on the dark, growing heavy until the ribs groan under the pressure.

Now, I am letting the light in. One word at a time, I am building a bridge across the silence, walking toward the person I was always meant to be.

- Clara Holm

Fortress of the Heart

Strength built from the ground up.

It is not that the walls are high, but that the foundation is deep. We have dug into the bedrock of our own survival.

We are made of more than the wind that tried to break us. We are the stone that remains after the storm has passed.

- Silas Vance

Classic Voices

Still I Rise (Excerpt)

by Maya Angelou (1978)

While addressing broader themes of oppression and resilience, this poem's powerful spirit of defiance and self-worth resonates deeply with the journey of reclaiming one's power.

You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise That I dance like I've got diamonds At the meeting of my thighs?

Invictus (Excerpt)

by William Ernest Henley (1875)

A poem about the unconquerable soul, frequently used as an anthem for resilience in the face of suffering.

Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul.

I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.

Micro Verses

Your story belongs to you, and you are the only one who gets to write the ending.

- Elias Thorne

Healing is a slow dawn, but the sun always finds its way back to the window.

- Anonymous

You are not the damage; you are the light that survived it.

- Maren Grey

The scars are just tattoos of a battle you have already won.

- Silas Vance

Deeper Explorations

Reclaiming Voice

The power of speaking the truth and finding strength in community.

The First Word

It lived in my throat like a small, sharp stone, choking the air out of every innocent conversation.

But yesterday, I spat it out. I said the thing I feared, and the world did not end. Instead, for the first time in a thousand years, I could breathe.

- Julian Thorne

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