Assumptions, by Rhiannon Ward

Last night
I stood
on the corner
a scared girl
of the man
walking up
to me
assuming
he would
hurt me
in some way
when he
could have
been perfectly
innocent in his
intentions
but this culture
taught me to
fear strangers
especially as a
young girl
in a revealing
dress which
suggests I
would have
asked for it
if he did
hurt me.

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Rhiannon Ward is a recent graduate in Creative and Professional Writing and English Literature from the University of Worcester. She started writing poetry age 11 and now uses it to raise awareness and convey emotion to readers. There is a special focus on mental health within her poetry. To read more you can visit; https://daisysinsights.wordpress.com/