Short Read: Rape Joke, A Poem By Patricia Lockwood
“The rape joke is that you were 19 years old.
“The rape joke is that he was your boyfriend.
“The rape joke it wore a goatee. A goatee.
“Imagine the rape joke looking in the mirror, perfectly reflecting back itself, and grooming itself to look more like a rape joke. ‘Ahhhh,’ it thinks. ‘Yes. A goatee.‘”
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The Awl
Published: Jul 25, 2013
Length: 5 minutes (1,312 words)