Sexual harassment a formal complaint
Not worth it
no back up.
Students take the hit victims
Victim Least powerful
having to adjust
future
“Trouble maker” in a small office
When speak up victims.
Against powerful- banded together
New process “handling”
slow moving. Unconvincing
women bullied out
Of careers women
victims.
For my found poem I aimed to create a hallowed outlined of work, where many of the details are left out. For my poem I tried to write in this style to make one specific situation fit the issues that many who undergo similar situations face. Sexual harassment is a widespread issue that women are affected by in all different ways. Although each individual woman has their own story, many of the basics are the same. That is what I was aiming to depict in this poem, the basic structure of these situations. Situation sot sexual harassment begin with the incident as well as the decision as to whether or not to report it or file a complaint. Women are forced to decide with the possibility that they will not receive backup and support. Without the support they become the victims, with reputations that bar them from future jobs and ruin their image at current jobs. These are common issues that are often found to be the base of many sexual harassment incidents. In my poem, I eliminated the specific details of the one woman’s story in the article I read. Her specific issue sparked my anger towards the topic as a whole, inspiring me to write my poem as a more general outline of the issue of sexual harassment.
Maddie,
I agree! Sexual harassment is a widespread issue, especially on campus. There have been many reports lately of that sort of stuff. It is a problem that people need to be aware of. Poems like yours could potentially raise that awareness. Many victims need to get their voices heard. It is a horrifying experience to go through, I imagine. I would never wish that upon anybody. Moving forward, the only thing to do is create awareness, preventions, and resources.