escapril

___ as a weapon: key as a weapon

Trigger warning: Sexual assault

how many nights should we make do
with the jingle and clack of
a makeshift arsenal
and how many times
do we have to tell you that
we want the streets free of warfare
just to be sprayed with
dubious spittle
but this is
femicide on the basic level
every woman falls asleep
picturing just where they'd jam the pointy end
into the eye socket
or the soft part of the stomach
and use your elbows to your advantage
and hit him in the ear
he won't be expecting that
it hurts like hell too
and fight.
scramble until you can't anymore
until your fingers are raw and
you have fistfuls of hair
take dna for the cops
did you know
they advise you to piss yourself
before he can —

unlock your door and lock it again
close your blinds and curtains
try to get some sleep.