No



How does it feel
To be trapped in a room
Where you know you shouldn't be in

Trapped with a feeling of disgust
Wanting to scream for help
Your insides shifting
Heart impatiently beating

And all because they fein for something
They can’t have
Touching what does not belong to them

My mother always taught me no means no
But when the world sees a no as a yes
When your words are trapped on the tongue

“No stop”
“I don’t want this”
But all you can say is please

Pathetic
How come I can speak
Where my words do not belong
But when my life

My dignity
My innocence
Is on the line
And all I can mutter
Is a simple please

When my head is screaming
“NO!”

That moment where your body is no longer yours
When your taking orders from another
Completely vulnerable in your own skin
Hoping that it's only for a moment
Trying to find comfort in the dark
Trying to find peace after all is said and done

Was it my fault?
Am I to blame?
Oh to find peace
In a dark and twisted place

About this poem

I wrote this poem based on sexual assault because I feel like s/a is such a taboo subject and people will never really know what it feels like.

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Written on March 11, 2023

Submitted by destinycardona11 on March 11, 2023

Modified on April 25, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXA XXBB BXX CXX XXD XXXX XXXED BC XEAXXX XXXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,005
Words 221
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 2, 6, 4

Elizabeth Cardona

As a kid I grew up watching movies and hearing stories about my family and all they've been through. As time went on I fell in love with writing poetry and journaling my life events, when my ELA teacher told me to pick a world issue and something that felt close to home, I choose sexual assault to be able to voice the people that felt like they didn't have one. more…

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