No Is Yes Is Consent
this came from a prompt from my creative writing class at school, i'm really happy with the way it turned out, and my small group picked me to read this to the whole class
No. I scream no, I plead it.
The word is a prayer that I know so well.
I chant it like a mantra.
No. No. No.
You don’t hear those two letters,
or if you do it means something entirely different.
I try to push you away, no, no, NO!
All you hear every time I open my mouth is
“And yes, I said yes, I will, yes!”
Why is it that when I beg you to leave me alone,
all you hear is consent.
You can make even a clear cry for help into a cry for more.
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