Submission Title
I Think I've Processed It But
Author Class Level
Junior
Author Bio
Amber Hockaday is a Junior majoring in legal studies and political science. She is a part of NSU’s ROTC program. Hockaday is originally from Texas but moved when she was 8 years old. Amber has lived in Spain, Ghana, Namibia, and South Africa until moving back to the US to go to NSU.
First Page
6
Abstract
"I was sexually assaulted March 27th, 2021, around 3 am. I pretended like it was something I wanted, that maybe I wasn’t vocal enough in expressing that I didn’t want it, and maybe I acted like I enjoyed it, and that sent a mixed message. I didn’t want to tell anyone because I was afraid that I would be blamed. I had been in fight-or-flight mode for months without realizing it. I remember all the details of that night, but it no longer consumes me with overwhelming fear, it gets better, and this poem is proof of that."
Recommended Citation
Hockaday, Amber M.
(2023)
"I Think I've Processed It But,"
Digressions: Literary & Art Journal: Vol. 20, Article 5.
Available at:
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/digressions/vol20/iss1/5
