Cascade

Drip….

Drop….

Drip….

Drop….

Drip, drop, drip, drop.
Dripping and dropping
And there is no stopping.

Drip, he says he’ll just do the tip.
Drop, it turned to rape after I said stop.

Drip, go the tears and the blood.
Drop, goes the skirt in the mud.

Drip, I cry as they try to discredit me
Just ‘cuz I’ve been with some guys, two or three.
Drop, goes my career and reputation.
Witch hunt! They cry out in the nation.

Drip, he forced me! Why don’t you listen?!
Drop, the mic after a whispered confession.

Drip...the first one to come forward with a name.
Drop...the next with someone new to blame.

Drip, it’s a trickle effect
And it’s growing to a roar!
Drop one story and you’ll hear seven more.

This isn’t a joke, folks.
Rape culture is a thing.
The men in power want it kept quiet
So us women are going to whisper it.
There’s a leak in their all-mighty
Manly world and it’s going
Drip...drop...drip...drop.

January 27, 2018