The Streets Are Scary

The Streets Are Scary

Everything about the streets is upsetting.
I get scared and worried whenever I walk down the street.
Scared of what will happen.
Of what I see, and the way they would touch you.
I wish that one day I could walk feeling safe.

There was a girl with me at university.
And one time when she was walking down the street by the school,
Someone passing by on a bike groped her.
And because she doesn’t know how to curse, she told him, “You have no manners!”
Everytime she remembers the situation, she wonders:
“How come I didn’t knock him off the bike and beat him up?”

From that time on I walk down the streets feeling scared.
People don’t even see, or speak.
I don’t allow my daughter to walk alone at all
Even when she goes to get something from somewhere close by, my head starts spinning.

I am willing to not eat or drink and starve but feel safe in the street
There is no safety whatsoever.
If even I feel helpless,
Can you just imagine how young children feel?

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