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No means No

trigger warning: se*ual assault

By Martyna DearingPublished about a month ago • 1 min read
No means No
Photo by Jarle Johansen on Unsplash

You said no

He kept going

You said no

He kept going

You said no

He kept going

You said no

He finally stopped

But he took long enough

To lose your trust

To make you hesitate

Before you do it next time

You’ll never see him again

You already know

But now every man

Will have to face

The consequence

Of his actions

He didn’t get too far

So it wasn’t a crime

But he got far enough

To keep you up at night

He got far enough

To make you question

People’s intentions

He got far enough

To make you afraid

It should never feel scary

It was supposed to be fun

But he got too far

Just a little

Just enough

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About the Creator

Martyna Dearing

Martyna Dearing joined vocal in the midst of COVID in April 2020. Since then she got a few Top Stories, became a widow and a poet, and self-published two poetry books titled "Loved, Death, and In Between" and “no title yet”.

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    Written by Martyna Dearing