Rape.
Rape is having a man or a woman,
Use your body to their measures of pleasure,
Using your mind as a broken record that is left unwanted.
Hearing you scream,
Yell,
Grunt,
Sigh.
No.
No,
I did not want this.
No,
I did not give consent.
No,
It does not say insert here,
Make her scream,
Touch her there.
Love her the ways you were loved all over.
I can say no,
But you hear yes.
You hear yes,
Because you opened the door for me.
You hear yes,
Because you payed the bill for a dinner I no longer wished to be at.
You hear yes,
Because I wore that bright red dress,
Painted my lips red,
And wore those earrings you like.
You hear yes,
Because I said thank you,
Because I kissed you.
Because I loved you.
You hear yes,
Because my skirt was too short and you wanted to take a peek.
You hear yes,
Because my cup was full of a drink I received about 7 minutes before you asked to leave with me.
You hear yes,
Because my friends left without me.
Because my cell phone died about 23 minutes ago.
You hear yes,
Because my eyes start to close,
My mouth starts to stutter,
My brain starts to wander.
You hear yes.
You hear yes,
Because you're a man.
Because you held me,
And pinned me,
And loved me.
I thought you deserved me.
You hear yes,
But I scream no.
I scream stop.
This does no mean go,
This does not mean collect two hundred dollars.
No means go to jail,
Better yet hell.
Get off of me.
I am not here for your use.
I am not a rag doll to throw around.
I am here.
I am wherever I wish to be.
I am human.
So I say no,
I yell stop.
I do not want this.
I give no consent.
This is -
Rape.
YOU ARE READING
Woman.
PoetryA book of poems and feelings. A book from a girl, a rose from the concrete. A Woman growing.
