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Feb 2016
For years I blamed me
I blamed me for what you did to me
Since I didn't kick and scream
We had to be a team.
Since I didn't shed a tear
I wasn't in fear.
Since I didn't run and tell
It wasn't really hell.
Since my mouth wasn't taped
I wasn't really *****.

But now I blame you
For what you felt the need to do
Because I didn't need to kick or bite
or really put up that much of a fight
I didn't need to run
or say I wasn't having fun
I didn't need to flail
or go and spread the tale
I didn't need to ball
or even cause a brawl
Because I said no
That's all you had to know
That what you did was wrong.
What you should have known all along
Many years ago I was involved in a situation where I didn't fight back. I didn't attack. But I am still the victim. People today still do not understand that NO MEANS NO.
Erica R Garcia
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Erica R Garcia
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