Violence and rape against women has been imbedded in this culture for hundreds of years. The view of this patriarchal society transcends a picture that portrays women as submissive beings. Constantly threatened and harmed by the acts of violence and rape that are culture undoubtedly minimizes as ok. The poem directly portrays exactly what many women fear, and/or experience on a daily basis. Women are beaten, raped, molested, and harmed by strangers, loved ones, fathers, brothers, boyfriends, uncles, and even friends. With that, no matter who you are, where you are, women are surrounded b…
