The pastures behind the barn,

Where the ground is too wild to farm

Stands grasses taller than me

They stretch farther than I can see

Last summer was wild

Like the weeds in that field

Parties after parties

There was sex, drinks, and pills

In the barn before the field

Peer pressure ruled with fear

Innocence was lost

In preparation for freshman year

I lost something on that day

Not in tthe barn hut in the field

Away from the music

And the drunken night’s thrills

That day I lost my dignity

My self and self esteem

I lost my view of the world

And how I saw me

In the shadow of the grasses

Where no one could see

He forced himself on me

And claimed my virginity