love
shouldn’t ignore no
& rewrite your skin
without permission.
i was 14
& still learning
how to say
yes
to myself.
i didn’t know
how to say no
with a body
that wasn’t even
mine yet.
backseat.
backdoor.
back then.
i bled
& said nothing.
but now—
i speak.
i am not
what he did to me.
i am what i chose
after.
Apr 4, 2025
Apr 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM UTC
love
shouldn’t ignore no
& rewrite your skin
without permission.
i was 14
& still learning
how to say
yes
to myself.
i didn’t know
how to say no
with a body
that wasn’t even
mine yet.
backseat.
backdoor.
back then.
i bled
& said nothing.
but now—
i speak.
i am not
what he did to me.
i am what i chose
after.
my ptsd has been showing its colors recently. i was 14, he was 17. coercion is not consent.
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