I wrote this during Social Studies last year. Don't worry, I was paying attention, too! Anyway, the name is taken from the organization "Take Back The Night". Don't know it? Look it up. I would love to go to an event of their's sometime. Anyway, enjoy!

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Let’s take back the night!
I want to keep my eyes forward
instead of looking over my shoulder.
I want to greet that man when he greets me
instead of speeding my pace.

Let’s take back the day!
I’d like to walk safely to the store
rather than being offered “rides” from strangers with candy.
I’d like to feel secure at school
rather than getting threatening comments from the boys.

I don’t see what’s so crazy, extreme, unreasonable
about just wanting to be safe
from things that go bump in the night.
We take playgrounds away from children
to keep their knees clean,
but we can’t be proactive about
the Monsters beneath our beds.

Don’t tell me to suck it up!
Don’t tell me it’s my fault!
I won’t lie down and accept something so unfair!
I won’t stand back and ignore this injustice!

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There you have it. Please review, all kinds are acceptable.