two sides of the same stone #1

if I said I was raped... does your mind think I'm a woman? do you want to ask what was I wearing? as if the clothes that wrapped my skin made a difference. if I said I was abused... do you think of a woman? black and bruised, tears in her eyes as she begs for mercy? if I Said I like to read... do you see a small girl? curl up by the fireplace cozy as her mind goes on adventurous No one else can see? if I said I like sports... do you see a young boy? on the football team ruff and fast, agiles can be? where does your mind go? what do you see?