I feel my heart heavy
My feet dragging on
Everywhere I look
I see pain and heartbreak
Girls been raped
Abused then accused
There was consent
They lied
After all, they enjoyed it
And then they were asked
Why didn’t you speak up sooner
Stop changing the narrative
We know what happened
Even when were not there
We know
After being told
To cover up
Wash up
Clean yourself up
Then shut up
It’s done anyway
We’ll raise you higher up
Worry not,
We’ll give you free tuition
To cover up this flawed situation
Come on, we are in a corrupt nation
Seems like we gained naught from our education
That No means No
Say yes, say Yes
Even, when you tried to say no
We’ll prove it was yes, it was yes
Before educating me for free
A price you want to buy me
For my silence, for my screams
I’ll give you a lesson for free
NO MEANS NO
I say NO to your price
I shall not be bought
I say NO to silence
I stand NOT alone
I say NO to rape culture
I only wish I was heard
When I first said NO.
Let’s learn consent
If I was tricked into it, then it’s a NO
If I was drugged, Then it’s a NO
If I said yes, then changed my mind, it’s my choice, and I choose to say NO
If I was held hostage, knife on my throat, Trust me it’s a NO
If I did NOT explicitly, without doubt, force or willingness, say Yes, then it’s a NO
I owe you nothing
No matter who you are
Not my body, Not my choice
It’s mine, My decision to make
And if it’s a NO, It’s a NO
Take a hint, and LET GO, It’s A NO
How many more times
Do I have to repeat myself
I seem to be not passing the message through
But if I will be believed
Then
See, I kept an If
Because in this corrupt country
With most high ups deep in bigotry
I doubt that I’ll ever be heard
But for you, listening
Reading this, and understanding
Share my story
So we can stand together
To fight this creature
An ugly monster
In the form of rape culture
#metoo
