Mugged, Raped, Escape!

Why do some men not see the danger,
Women face every day?
Danger can be at every turn,
But they always downplay.

My ex-partner would never meet me,
On my walk home through the park.
It can be really scary,
Being female, alone, in the dark.

He never believed…
You might get mugged,
You might get raped,
You might get stabbed by a drunk
And you can’t escape.

You don’t just have to be female,
To be worried about being safe.
I know a man who had his bicycle stolen,
And was given chase.

Now he’s too scared to walk alone,
Home from work through any park.
He’s too scared to ride a bike,
Even when it isn’t dark.

Because he knows…
You might get mugged,
You might get raped,
You might get stabbed by a drunk
And you can’t escape.

There’s a stabbing every week,
In the village where I work.
There’s been a victim on every corner,
In the park is where they lurk.

There’s been many store break-ins,
And weekly reporting’s of women being raped.
The police have said walk in groups
And don’t stay out too late.

We’ve all be warned…
You might get mugged,
You might get raped,
You might get stabbed by a drunk
And you can’t escape.

A few staff, at work, have checked in
And made sure I carry my alarm.
For many years, I always have,
In case I ever come to harm

It really makes me anxious,
When walking through a park.
Why can’t people see the dangers,
Regardless of whether it is dark?

Because…
You might get mugged,
You might get raped,
You might get stabbed by a drunk
And you can’t escape.

I don’t want to get mugged.
I don’t want to be raped.
I fear I’ll be stabbed by a drunk
And I can’t escape.

It happens at least once a week,
Crime at the park and in the streets.
Unless you drive,
It's getting hard to stay alive.

 

- Josie -