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Uncertain Justice

Mary B. Chow


Four endless years
Weary of torment and shame
At the end of endurance;
Reluctant courage to make the call
Mommy made me define “rape”
Through my tears

I was afraid of authority figures
Cooly professional
Required to give statement
All my carefully guarded secrets
Now exposed to strangers
Forced to endure
Humiliation of a physical exam

My father’s arraignment before judge and
Female district attorney
I hoped she’d understand my pain
Aghast at the system’s denial
Of protection
She badgered and accused me
Of leading him on, “asking for it”
Made Daddy’s crime my fault

When it was over
Undertain justice
His sentence: 3 months
County jail
My sentence: life
Haunted by the memories

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