SLIPPER
THROUGH A GLASS SLIPPER DARKLY
One chunky black sandal askew in mud beside
elementary school 5 inch block heel all the rage
Visions of urban Cinderella with grimy foot Or
carried off by 32 men favela basement Rio Foot
pristine Her teenaged dream to raise son 3 (had him
at 13) as shattered as her pelvic bone
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It’s not my uterus that hurts. It’s my soul.
16 yr. old gang rape victim
*Now under police protection due to threats on her life
May be moved to another city Head investigator let go
thought she was asking for it Olympics begin August 5th
If the rape culture doesn’t get you the Zika ridden mosquitos
surely will
**The victim is from a low-income area west of Rio and at 16
is the mother of a 3 yr. old – according to her lawyer, evidence
that she was already a rape victim. (Globe & Mail)
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#niunamenos June 3rd 2016 march for victims of
gender violence Buenos Aires 300 femicides in
Argentina in 2015
Spring 2016
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