Better not go near
These predators tonight.
They are on the pull
And the scrounge tonight.
Not you obviously! Just them.
Obviously not everyone
Believed silly little rumours.
He made sure I knew
That comment was definitely
Not for me.
There were respectful
Men out there.
I had been with Fred
For years at the time.
I never even considered
Cheating on him.
To be honest
Speaking hypothetically
If I did walk home late at night
Wouldn't the grown
Up thing for a man
To say would be :
Keep yourself safe.
And always keep money
For a taxi. Its not
Safe anywhere for
Young women after dark.
In a town, city or a village.
I can count the times I
Walked home alone,
On one hand.
My parents went Insane.
The handful of times
I ignored my phone.
They phoned my friends
Mum and dad on
Occasions so my friends
Actually couldn't be done
With the grief or hassle.
People feared the wrath
Of my parents,
And this made me
Feel so confined. And lonely.
I came in after curfew
Once and David smashed
The window on the door
Because I told him
They treated me like a child
And because of them
My friends thought I was a retard.