What Would Emerson Say

The tape heard round the world poured
leverage into the ears of the left
And still didn't convince all of the right. 
It spun its assault into little girls and boys
Watching the morning news with mommy 
and daddy. 
Flowing out of his mouth and into the ears 
Of the world,
From Concord to Bangkok. 
The tape heard round the world carried its
Unapologetic rhetoric, 
Igniting open mouths of speechlessness,
Conveying images of sexual disgust. 
But the tape heard round the world
Replayed a known film to many. 
For every 109 seconds,
One American is sexually assaulted,
They go home with a bruise,
And a nightmare. 
Some days following of good,
Some of bad. 
They're given this same unwanted tape,
That their memory forces them to replay,
Again, and again.
They're reminded of him 
As he grabbed her by the pussy,
They won't report the crime because
Men will be men, 
And the tape was so long ago, 
Who really cares about the past? 
Except for the percentage 
That carry it,
​Unwillingly.