***** Rape is not a wonderful thing in life, it does "allow men to have their with beautiful women" but that sentence itself proves Rape is wrong sex should not be a way for a man or women to have their way with someone. Sex is a way to show love, Sex is a beautiful thing if there is consent. Rape does not bring peace it does not bring happiness, it brings sadness and pain. Why should we celebrate something that is wrong, why celebrate someone or people taking over someone, why should we celebrate someone who takes away someones rights. We shouldn't celebrate taking advantage a someone, we shouldn't celebrate your stupidity or any ones who think Rape is wonderful thing.
+Enlightened Idiot ok you picked the last part of your user name correctly because you whoever the hell you are.. You disgust me. Never think of a women as a tool or a break from whatever you are suffering. I get it. Some men (and women) are desperate, they feel unloved and they want something to prove themselves wrong. Hurting someone else is not going to make them feel better from their own pain. Rape is not a game. It is disgusting.
This is the same way I feel about poems that talk about racism. I've heard and read critics whine about how contemporary poets are all lamenting the same thing - rape, racism, gender issues, wars, etc. But poets will keep on speaking about all of these until they end. Artists give voices to those unheard.
***** So the poems, the art, the music, the charities, the key speakers, support workers and every other part will keep coming too. None of these things will likely ever end but for every person who can find a way to express and release their pain and help others in return is another small battle won.
***** It's attitudes like that that don't get anything done. Yes, it's hard to see an end to discrimination and other issues. It may be far away because these views are so deeply ingrained into people's minds that it'll take many generations of unravelling to change it. But that doesn't mean it can't be helped. Things are happening. Art and music and people are standing up against these views. There are poems like the spoken word in this video. People who want something to be done "I'm tired of hearing rape poems". Awareness is key for starting change. Yes, maybe rape and racism isn't going to go away any time soon, but at least with movements and art, people will have the confidence to stand together against the injustices in the world. If someone makes another rape joke or makes another racist comment, maybe people will start calling them out. Telling them it's not right. The fight is not for nothing. It is for the better because people can change things. Sitting back and saying 'well that's just the way it is' doesn't help. If you see injustice, it is your duty as a human being to stand against them.
Yes, it's unlikely that these things will just go away because some people can't be changed but I think it's important to stop normalising racism, sexism, rape culture etc. To stop saying it's how it's always going to be because that doesn't help. Believing things can be changed is the first step to changing it, in my opinion.
"and a kitchen knife under my pillow, because I swore. the next time he came into my bedtoom uninvited he would come out bleeding!" goosebumps... tears.
That was me. Oddly, the sexual abuser never did anything in my bedroom. I always took the knife out from under my pillow and hid it under the dresser on laundry day. I often wonder what the woman who raised me thought when I ran away for good and forgot to take the knife out from under my pillow.
'I know that you are tired of hearing rape poems, I am tired of hearing rape poems.' I actually love her. All of her poems, and ones in groups, are so amazing! :3
'With a tinkerbell nightlight and and knife under my bed because the next time he came into my room uninvited he would come out bleeding' THAT LINE GAVE ME ALL KINDS OF SHIVERS
Oh but chances are there *is* a guy in the back of the room that's complaining. I hope he was able to hear what she was screaming, at least for those fleeting two minutes.
+Strawburry643725 I had a professor awhile ago that told us that writing poetry is a lot like photography... it can take writing many, many poems to create one that you're proud of, just like it can take a photographer many attempts to take the "perfect shot." You already know how to write poetry, you just need to get out there and write it. :)
Another rape poem which serves as a reminder that the world needs rape poems and rape poems need listeners so that maybe one day we will stop being so afraid to go out alone at night in our own neighbourhoods or people will stop asking the victim 'what were you wearing?' As if that supposedly explains anything at all about such a heinous and disgusting act was inflicted, insinuating that the victim got what she deserved and rape is justified. It's disgusting, we need rape poetry. amazing poetry, I really liked this one.
***** I really hope you were being distastefully sarcastic or else you might just have one of the most contradictory user names of all time. I shudder to call anyone who thinks rape is okay "enlightened".
+Enlightened Idiot I like how you say it like ''feminazis'' are the only ones who doesn't approve of rape. If I'm not a feminazi, does that mean that i think rape is okay?
I admire this piece of spoken word so so so much! I just love it...It gives me the confidence to finally write on the subject...I've always had such a fear of writing about my...experience...this piece has truly moved me...thank you
When she said something about the seven year old girl about a kitchen knife under her pillow, I realized how dark and disgusting this world is. Little girls feel so threatened so as to harm the person that harms them to protect themselves.
man i loved this poem her words are so powerful and she sounds like she's ready to fight. I think its an empowering poem for rape victims of all genders and tells us not to be quiet and to speak out against this problem.
"Sleeping With A Tinkerbell Wand On My Nightstand And A Knife Under My Pillow, Because I Swore The Next Time He Came Into My Bedroom Uninvited, He Would Come Out Bleeding" 👏👏👏👏 DAMN 👏👏👏👏
i read the comments, looking for a negative one written by some gross misogynist that needed to be set straight but to my happy surprise all the comments were positive. maybe more people are getting it and there is hope :)
Tears swell and my face becomes mirrors of anguish born to wish for a world where women do not have to experience such violations. This poem was an explosion that ignited such empathy and the poet expresses herself with such fire that I could not help but hear her. Kudos
Poem was fire but if i was the one innocent guy in the back i'm slowly moving seats not to bring any attention to myself. "What guy in the back i was in the third row the whole time."
Brenna, thank you for your powerful, loud, much heard, much needed poem. The rape culture we live in sucks, for everyone. And I couldn't agree more, I'm tried of hearing rape poems too! This work is not pretty but your words are magnificent. Thank you!
The wreckage of my past Keeps haunting me It just won't leave me alone I still find it all a mystery Could it be a dream The road to nowhere Leads to me
"I slept with a tinkerbell wand on my night stand and a kitchen knife under my pillow"this gave me chills because sadly i can say the same.thank for this.
"You are staring out at a world on fire complaining about how ugly you think the ashes are." Wow. Amazing.
***** Go. Just fucking go away
trolling? rly? dont you have better videos to throw your shit on?
***** Rape is not a wonderful thing in life, it does "allow men to have their with beautiful women" but that sentence itself proves Rape is wrong sex should not be a way for a man or women to have their way with someone. Sex is a way to show love, Sex is a beautiful thing if there is consent. Rape does not bring peace it does not bring happiness, it brings sadness and pain. Why should we celebrate something that is wrong, why celebrate someone or people taking over someone, why should we celebrate someone who takes away someones rights. We shouldn't celebrate taking advantage a someone, we shouldn't celebrate your stupidity or any ones who think Rape is wonderful thing.
Rape is not fun, rape is the exact opposite of fun. There is nothing fun about taking advantage of someone, or ignoring her/him saying no.
***** Rape is not fun, rape is the exact opposite of fun. There is nothing fun about taking advantage of someone, or ignoring her/him saying no.
"Every story sounds the same if you don't listen," so true. Not a single person isn't worth hearing.
"You are staring out at a world on fire; complaining about how ugly you think the ashes are."
YES
Thank you pianofreak247
+Enlightened Idiot ok you picked the last part of your user name correctly because you whoever the hell you are.. You disgust me. Never think of a women as a tool or a break from whatever you are suffering. I get it. Some men (and women) are desperate, they feel unloved and they want something to prove themselves wrong. Hurting someone else is not going to make them feel better from their own pain. Rape is not a game. It is disgusting.
This is the same way I feel about poems that talk about racism. I've heard and read critics whine about how contemporary poets are all lamenting the same thing - rape, racism, gender issues, wars, etc. But poets will keep on speaking about all of these until they end. Artists give voices to those unheard.
This comment itself was beautiful.
*****
So the poems, the art, the music, the charities, the key speakers, support workers and every other part will keep coming too. None of these things will likely ever end but for every person who can find a way to express and release their pain and help others in return is another small battle won.
***** It's attitudes like that that don't get anything done. Yes, it's hard to see an end to discrimination and other issues. It may be far away because these views are so deeply ingrained into people's minds that it'll take many generations of unravelling to change it. But that doesn't mean it can't be helped. Things are happening. Art and music and people are standing up against these views. There are poems like the spoken word in this video. People who want something to be done "I'm tired of hearing rape poems".
Awareness is key for starting change. Yes, maybe rape and racism isn't going to go away any time soon, but at least with movements and art, people will have the confidence to stand together against the injustices in the world. If someone makes another rape joke or makes another racist comment, maybe people will start calling them out. Telling them it's not right.
The fight is not for nothing. It is for the better because people can change things. Sitting back and saying 'well that's just the way it is' doesn't help. If you see injustice, it is your duty as a human being to stand against them.
Yes, it's unlikely that these things will just go away because some people can't be changed but I think it's important to stop normalising racism, sexism, rape culture etc. To stop saying it's how it's always going to be because that doesn't help. Believing things can be changed is the first step to changing it, in my opinion.
They won't end. They are a product of a planet with 7 billion people. Get used to it.
"But friend, you are staring out a a world on fire complaining about how ugly you think the ashes are."
What a powerful line. Thank you for the poem.
"every story sounds the same when you stop listening."
"and a kitchen knife under my pillow, because I swore. the next time he came into my bedtoom uninvited he would come out bleeding!" goosebumps... tears.
That was me.
Oddly, the sexual abuser never did anything in my bedroom.
I always took the knife out from under my pillow and hid it under the dresser on laundry day.
I often wonder what the woman who raised me thought when I ran away for good and forgot to take the knife out from under my pillow.
When she said "I am tired of hearing rape poems" I got all types of shivers
CHILLSSS
Leah Blake I lost it at"The same way soilders are tired of hearing their own guns go off."
'I know that you are tired of hearing rape poems, I am tired of hearing rape poems.'
I actually love her. All of her poems, and ones in groups, are so amazing! :3
'With a tinkerbell nightlight and and knife under my bed because the next time he came into my room uninvited he would come out bleeding' THAT LINE GAVE ME ALL KINDS OF SHIVERS
i hope people realize shes not literally pointing or talking to a specific guy in the back of the room... shes being metaphorical
Gracy Freebush yeah by it does really look like she is
Oh but chances are there *is* a guy in the back of the room that's complaining. I hope he was able to hear what she was screaming, at least for those fleeting two minutes.
*guy in the back slowly moves to the front*
Taylor P guy in the back slowly walks out
ive been sitting here trying to pick a line to quote but all of them are really amazing. this has to be the best poem on here.
"We have built cathedrals out of spite and splintered bone. Of course they aren't pretty- nothing holy ever is"
This hit hard. Sucker punch to the chest, hard. Absolutely wonderful.
This helped me to not get annoyed at another "feminism" thing. It taught me to understand...
"This is my story and you can not take this from me." Such a powerful line
she's quickly becoming my favorite poet
Powerful spoken word like this just gets me, I wish I had the gift to write poetry.
+Enlightened Idiot Don't be mean :(
+Strawburry643725 I'm sure you can write beautiful poetry! I just takes tons of practice. Keep writing, and don't give up. :)
Don't worry, the girl in this video did too. didn't stop her from sharing though
You do know how to write poetry! Everyone does! A SHOPPING LIST IS A POEM FFS!
+Strawburry643725 I had a professor awhile ago that told us that writing poetry is a lot like photography... it can take writing many, many poems to create one that you're proud of, just like it can take a photographer many attempts to take the "perfect shot." You already know how to write poetry, you just need to get out there and write it. :)
Another rape poem which serves as a reminder that the world needs rape poems and rape poems need listeners so that maybe one day we will stop being so afraid to go out alone at night in our own neighbourhoods or people will stop asking the victim 'what were you wearing?' As if that supposedly explains anything at all about such a heinous and disgusting act was inflicted, insinuating that the victim got what she deserved and rape is justified. It's disgusting, we need rape poetry. amazing poetry, I really liked this one.
I think she just summed up everything I wanted to say perfectly :)
This is very true but most rapes are never said to the police and 70% of rape happens with people you know.
Amazing.
***** I really hope you were being distastefully sarcastic or else you might just have one of the most contradictory user names of all time. I shudder to call anyone who thinks rape is okay "enlightened".
+Enlightened Idiot I like how you say it like ''feminazis'' are the only ones who doesn't approve of rape. If I'm not a feminazi, does that mean that i think rape is okay?
I admire this piece of spoken word so so so much! I just love it...It gives me the confidence to finally write on the subject...I've always had such a fear of writing about my...experience...this piece has truly moved me...thank you
When she said something about the seven year old girl about a kitchen knife under her pillow, I realized how dark and disgusting this world is. Little girls feel so threatened so as to harm the person that harms them to protect themselves.
omg its been 8 years since i was last raped and i still do that, it ended (the rapes) when i was 7
The poems are not the problem. is the exact line where I got chills
"The work is never pretty, but it's the only way the house gets built."
man i loved this poem her words are so powerful and she sounds like she's ready to fight. I think its an empowering poem for rape victims of all genders and tells us not to be quiet and to speak out against this problem.
"I have carpentry in my mouth and a hammer in my hand". WHOA! Such a powerful line! Don't stop, poets!!
brought tears to my eyes and goose bumps across my body, well done
This poem hits hard. Flawlessly crafted and said.
We all wish the war was over. But, friend, you are staring out at a world on fire, complaining about how ugly you think the ashes are.
"You are staring out at a world on fire,complaining about how ugly you think the ashes are."
wow Brenna Twohy's on a roll lately. Amazing yet again.
"Sleeping With A Tinkerbell Wand On My Nightstand And A Knife Under My Pillow, Because I Swore The Next Time He Came Into My Bedroom Uninvited, He Would Come Out Bleeding"
👏👏👏👏 DAMN 👏👏👏👏
"you cannot take this from me." honestly, that last line killed me.
i read the comments, looking for a negative one written by some gross misogynist that needed to be set straight but to my happy surprise all the comments were positive. maybe more people are getting it and there is hope :)
Holy fuck. Never hit subscribe so fast. This is truth like a hammer. Very important indeed.
I listen to this poem whenever things feel like too much. my trauma feels so much lighter listening to their poems.
Me, too! She gets it. Every single one of her poems, magnificent!
The work is never pretty but it’s the only way the house gets built.
I interpreted this to fit my life. Thank you I needed it.
I love how much attitude and confidence she has in telling off an imaginary man for not wanting to hear about how she was too weak to protect herself.
"i am tired of rape poems, the same way soldiers are tired of their own guns going off. believe me, we all want the war to stop."
Tears swell and my face becomes mirrors of anguish born to wish for a world where women do not have to experience such violations. This poem was an explosion that ignited such empathy and the poet expresses herself with such fire that I could not help but hear her. Kudos
Poem was fire but if i was the one innocent guy in the back i'm slowly moving seats not to bring any attention to myself. "What guy in the back i was in the third row the whole time."
One of, if not the best poem I've heard all year.
Wow. I'm not the kind of person who listens to spoken poetry on a regular basis, but I bet I end up being that person after this.
I got goosebumps watching this
I wish I could thank her in person for this
my body was covered in goosebumps from beginning to end
So powerful!! I could watch this over and over!!! :) Great job girl!!
"Voice, made with smolder"
This poem made me cry. And that's about the greatest compliment I can give a poem. Well done.
I love her poetry.
This is fucking brilliant.
No it isn't.
NZealandKiwi well thankyou for that wonderful contribution... I thought it was fantastic.
Brenna, you're one of my favorite poets on BP. Your delivery is fantastic and your messages belong in everyone's ears. Thank you. :)
This was awesome! Very moving! In my opinion very powerful!
I love how she ends it and then just walks away...wow.
Holy crap. Wow. Stunning poetry.
thank you so much! absolutely wonderful.
there is nothing wrong with this. you all need to stop saying that "women rape too" this is her story, let her share it.
"Complaining about how ugly you think the ashes are." YESSSS Brenna. Preach
This made me cry, thank you
I love the way she talks
this is one of my favorites
Not a huge poetry guy but this gave me chills good job 👍👌🏻👍
you're an inspiration Just everything is amazing
Thank you for this
So powerful and amazing.
Brenna, thank you for your powerful, loud, much heard, much needed poem. The rape culture we live in sucks, for everyone. And I couldn't agree more, I'm tried of hearing rape poems too! This work is not pretty but your words are magnificent. Thank you!
I am sobbing this was amazing
i was in tears 30 seconds in
Gorgeous poem
So brave (the way she speaks)....... Will I ever get there?
".....Of course they aren't pretty, nothing holy ever is.." Its just beautiful....
Yeah you may be getting tired of rape poems but quite frankly I'm getting pretty tired of rape
ka1kage that was great
So incredibly good
THIS IS AMAZING!!!!
The Tinkerbell part killed me
I am so obsessed with this girl
Can we just say that pain bring happiness in time
Powerful.
*Raise my glass to you before I go refill my drink*
Dental floss: doesn't only support healthy teeth and gums
The wreckage of my past
Keeps haunting me
It just won't leave me alone
I still find it all a mystery
Could it be a dream
The road to nowhere
Leads to me
"I slept with a tinkerbell wand on my night stand and a kitchen knife under my pillow"this gave me chills because sadly i can say the same.thank for this.
So powerful.
goose-bump inducing
i love this.
this is her best poem.
Yes.
Excellent!
This is amazing
Wow... Just Wow.
AMAZING!!
this is some powerful stuff here
very empowering
amazing!
I sit here and I think: "That mic could really benefit from a pop filter."
Yesssssssssssssss!
so righteous!!
What does she says in the minute 2:06 "Voice made from...?"
Voice made from smolder.
I wish I was so good with words
Wow!!!
Oh fuck. Chills
lOVE