On why I didn’t file a police report

Bathsheba in her pool dreaming of

her husband, of freedom, of rain, is seen

but never heard. She is “made pregnant,”

but never raped. How can you rape

an object? How can you rape a possession?

Jane Doe of Steubenville, Ohio, dreaming

of college, of freedom, of coal, is seen

around the world, but never heard.

CNN wants to know why two young, handsome

rapists have had to face such harsh treatment.

On the days when they draw

the noose a bit too close, let them tug

a little longer, let them cinch it in tight.

I heard the orgasm is better

for the men who like to watch.