My Story, Part 2 (September 30, 2018)

Warning: Contains material that some may find offensive.

People will say

I'm bandwagon jumping

#MeToo movement.

Realizing

I've experienced

Sexual harassment

Without knowing it.

Often

Joking manner

Putting me down

Derogatory remarks.

Criticized

Too thin skinned

Told lighten up-laugh.

My existence/thoughts

Don't matter

Beyond the punchline.

Worse

Sexual taunts

Intermixing physical blows

Accompanying motions

Pantomiming oral sex.

As if

I wanted them

This sexual manner

I don't.

Laughing-leaving me

Crying battered wreck

They head home.

Silenced memories dismissed

Another trans-bashing

Experienced.

Therisa © 2018