Just Another Case Of He Said, She Said (March 24, 2016)

Today is

Verdict day

In the Jian Ghomeshi

Trial.

As

I find myself

Being split

In two different ways.

The survivor

Of abuse

Part of me.

Wants the book

Thrown at Jian

For the alleged charges

Of sexual assault

And choking.

Knowing

How hard

It is

To come forward

And bare yourself

Before the public.

In having

Every part

Of your life

Placed under

A magnifying glass.

In being made

To feel like

You asked for it.

(One

Of the reasons

I will never

Take my brother

To court.

(And the length

Of time

That past

Since he started

(For the abuses

He done

To me.)

Whereas

The part of me

That likes to explore

My own sexuality.

Wants to find him

Not guilty

Even though

He may have done

The alleged acts

To these women.

Whatever

The verdict

Judge William Horkins

Decides.

Four lives

Are forever

Changed.

And not

For the better.

Therisa © 2016

Author's note: This poem was written, before Judge William Horkins read out, his verdict in the 4 charges of sexual assault and 1 charge of choking, against Jian Ghomeshi. For more, about the court ruling, please click on the following link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/jian-ghomeshi-judge-ruling-1.3504250