College
New experiences
New people
New surroundings
When? When will it happen?
When? When? When?
First few months
Be ready.
First few months
Who’s to blame?
Drugs and alcohol?
Peer pressure?
Or the attacker?
1 in 5 women, 1 in 5 women, 1 in 5 women
GeTtoKNOWsOmEoNeWELLbEfOrEsPeNdInGtImEALONEwItHhImOrHeR.
BeAWAREofyouralcoholordrugINTAKE.
BeawareofyourSURROUNDINGS.
GoToPaRtIeSoRHANGOUTSwItHFRIENDS.
NO EXCUSE
FIND THE SOLUTION
1 in 5 women.
1 in 5 women.
I chose to write a poem on sexual abuse in women, particularly in college. College should be an amazing time of new experiences meeting new people, and finding new opportunities and career paths. However, many women go into college with fear because sexual assault is very common within the first few weeks of their first or second semester of their first year of college. This issue is extremely horrific because the fact that there needs to be so much information of prevention, help etc when you step on campus shows that there is clearly a huge problem with sexual assault as it is so common and expected to happen. Why can’t this problem just be fixed? Because it is seen as so common and normal and that needs to change. Hearing excuses to prevent sexual assault such as “Go to parties or hangouts with friends” or “Be aware of your drug and alcohol intake” infuriates me because when you’re in a new environment such as college, you often are meeting all new people, you don’t always have past friends, and how can you really trust new friends? Of course it is important to be aware of your drug and alcohol intake as a safety factor in general however this should be an excuse for sexual assault. More action needs to be taken on this topic and it truly disturbs me that 1 in 5 women experience sexual assault within their first experiences of college.
https://www.womenshealth.gov/relationships-and-safety/sexual-assault-and-rape/college-sexual-assault
