What Was She Wearing?

Is this too much Is this not enough If I don't cover up Does that make it my fault You have painted me So the clothes I am wearing Speak louder than The things I am saying The only thing I can be Is a prude or a whore Seeking attention And nothing more Showing flesh Showing flesh Does not remove dignity Showing flesh Showing flesh Does not invalidate me Why are we still being punished Just for having a body Why are we still being judged Solely on our clothing Showing flesh does not deserve shaming Showing flesh does not warrant blaming Why the hell must you ask What the victim was wearing Why are our bodies seen as a bad thing To be locked away in a misconception of purity To be hidden like a guilty secret To be hidden like a guilty secret This is my skin This is the vessel I exist in It is not a sin My body is not a sin