When the reckoning comes…
Written against the manufactured vilification of Amber Heard
When the reckoning comes, who will introspect
And who will double down?
Who will still gaslight the masses
While the truth is being found?
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Will the media and journalists
Finally put boots to the ground?
Or will their head stay in the clouds
With ignorance and comfort abound?
.
The experts who knew the law
Will you look at the evidence mound?
Or will you continue to ignore it
Hearing screams but not a sound?
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Will the law YouTube channels
Find fairness and de-crown?
Or will they profit from paid comments
Harassing other victims called clowns?
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Will your rape memes still be funny
And will you continue to hound?
While the men and women you love
Are unknown victims who silently drown?
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Will you see your victim blaming jokes
Keeping the truth silence bound?
Or will you believe it’s abuse fighting back
After years of being pound?
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Will you say “no pics, just myths & lying witnesses”
Will the excuses compound?
When it’s your daughter, your mother
Will you regret the complacency you cofound?
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Seeing paid hate campaigns sway law
Do you still feel free as a bird?
Or will you wait until your rights get stolen
Just like Amber Heard?
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When the reckoning comes, who will introspect
And who will double down?
Who will still gaslight the masses
While the truth is being found?
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In loving memory of the version of me who wasn’t a victim. The one who didn’t feel the need to protect the world from itself, and consequently, avoided misogynist hate.
For background, please read: The Assassination of Amber Heard
