Tonight I wrote this poem about a 28-year-old-woman who called and confronted her former basketball coach and teacher she claims started sexually abusing her when she was 12 years old, and a student at a Riverside middle school. The accuser recorded the conversation on her phone, and posted a video on YouTube. The video has gone viral, the now assistant principal has resigned, and the investigation is ongoing. Today, a second victim came forward.
call of courage
her hands shook
as she made the call
she had been waiting to make
for 16 years
she wanted no other children violated
by the disgusting
and manipulative
woman
who took her childhood
and left her
with nothing
but a long-paused regret
and the admission of wrong
awesome!
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