I Said No.

A poem of my personal experience with consent... the utter lack of it that is.

A smile.

A look.

A text.

 A f**k.

A hand.

Then two.

A jerk.

Like you.

One friend.

One step.

One kiss.

  Regret.

One hand.

Now three.

Let go of me.

My tongue.

My mouth.

My fear.

 And doubt.

I moved.

Too slow

But I still,

said NO.

Author's Note

I don't even know.

Reviews

[Shogun]

Hello L.E.Osborne,

I have crawled out of my shell of hiding and was greeted by this wonderful poem. Wonderful, wonderful work you have done here. If there is a definition for perfection, it would be this. I love the emotion in this poem and the simplistic approach here. This is AWESOME.

A very impressed,
Shogun

[Gee]

Far to many arseholes about who have little or no respect for women. And how this has been helped by America putting Donald in charge, tut, tut, tut.
Hope no man takes liberties with my daughter, grrrrrrrrr.

[L.E.Osborne]

Again a poem I have't looked at in years but still I can remember exactly who I wrote it about. I hope not too!

[Emily]

OMG! I LOVE THIS POEM!
Just the way you have worded it!
Keep it up!

[Matching Socks]

Excellent, too many times the line is crossed by men and they think it's some kind of joke.
I'm not dropping all men in the same bucket but it's just a shame that some guys are asses.

[AprilRN1210]

the short concise lines add such drive and power.. the flow made this easy to read and let our minds get lost into your words, which made it all the more intense.. I like the format and the way you constructed it.. rhymes didn't feel forced...

no means no.. doesn't matter what happened before.. and unfortunately some people don't look at it that way.. I can relate and think that adds more effect to the piece.. well done..

[Jamie]

This is such a great piece of work! Such emotion :)

[L.E.Osborne]

Thank you :)

[Jamie]

You are very welcome :)