Rape

I am the dark one in the shadows,

yet I dine visibly at your feasts,

But I am virtually invisible,

as I creep beneath your seats.

I'm the trusted neighbor,

who secretly covets your wife,

I'm the non-negotiator,

who longs to steal your life.

I am the injustice,

that breaks your system down,

but at the same time, your saviour,

your sweet but killer clown.

I don't have to touch you,

just to make you flinch,

I don't need sex as a weapon,

to degrade you inch by inch.

I can rape you silently,

with no chance at an escape,

as you finally understand the meaning,

but realize it's much too late.

I am life itself, the most infamous rapist of all.