Maybe if we stood a minute in a
survivor’s shoes,
We would understand that this is
never something we choose.
Maybe if we…..just stopped fuck-
ing raping
Lifted our knuckles from
ground-level scraping.
Maybe..if..we...loved, this shit
wouldn't happen,
We’d recognize the complexity
of souls and understand that it’s
impossible to fill that gap in.
Maybe if we changed our collec-
tive views,
Athletes and actors, pastors and
teachers would be making more
news.
Maybe if we treated rape as a hu-
man problem, not a gender-spe-
cific one,
We wouldn’t have a planet of
souls hiding from the light of the
sun.
Maybe if we challenged the sta-
tus quo,
Brought this up more and more
and were all in the know.
Maybe if we listened to the sor-
row leaking from the eyes of the
survivor,
We wouldn’t think twice of ques-
tioning and just be a believer.
Maybe if we took responsibility
for the way we behave,
We wouldn’t need a poem to
bring light to shadows pushed
away and told to stay.
proactive and protective.
Maybe if we learned how to heal
ourselves from the trauma we
faced,
We could help others heal and
not feel misplaced.
Maybe if we didn’t need to talk
about rape or assault at all,
We could feel that love, in the
best of forms, is Universal.
Maybe if we dreamed of one day
a society that respected autono-
my,
We’d finally be free.
Maybe if we saw that it was well
passed time for a different per-
spective,
We’d all be just slightly more
About the Author
Brittany is not only a light worker and shadow sherpa (helping
clients through their inner shadows) but she is the CEO and
Founder of Clearing the Rain, a company whose mission is to
change societal standards around the world, end domestic and
sexual violence against women, and empower the fuck out of
so many women that she eventually runs herself out of busi-
ness. She’s been featured in magazines and blog spots, she’s
interviewed with a handful of outlets, but she’s not done yet.
Her group, Under the Umbrella, is growing all the time with
people who want to change their lives and step into their own
true power. Be on the look out for her non-profit, Clearing the
Rain Foundation soon! When she’s not doing CEO-type things
with her business, she’s riding motorcycle with her hot as fuck
husband, playing with her two rambunctious boys, reading, or
doing artsy stuff. She also enjoys having family movie nights,
digging in the dirt, and does some really amateur photography
work.
clearingtherain.com
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