L. Lamar Wilson writes of men and rape, survivors and aggressors, in this stark poem.
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Author’s Note: The italicized lines are direct quotations from Chris Brown’s interview with Decca Aitkenhead, published Oct. 4, 2013, in The Guardian, in which he disclosed that by age 8, he was a porn aficionado and had had sex with someone he described as a girl aged 14 or 15, in his rural Southern hometown of Tappahannock, Va
Originally published in Prime (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2014)
Editor’s Note: L. Lamar Wilson has published with us before. Read his poem “The First Shower.”
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I’m glad you wrote this poem. When we think of Chris Brown, we forget he has his own pain to come to terms with. Your poem helps us to understand this.
Thank you for saying so, Rochelle. It’s not just Chris Brown. It affects so many men, who are perpetuating legacies of sexual trauma & violence in their intimate relationships.