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Apr 2020 rottenemotions

the black rose

she’s too strong,
she’s too much,
she’s too tough to love.

she’s too hard,
she’s too broken,
she’s not enough.

she’s imperfect,
she’s wild,
she’s lost in the wind.
she’s insane,
sending signs of chaos from within.
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hi.

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Apr 2020 rottenemotions

Leave

Apr 2020 rottenemotions

Anonymous Freak

Leave

Two nights in a row
I came home to the panicked
Flapping of wings
In the garage.

A bird,
Crying and flying
Circling the garage ceiling,
With the door
Wide
Open.

I picked up a mop
Hanging on the wall,
Brandished it like a saber,
And ran in circles around the car
Trying to convince
The sparrow
That there was
A way of escape.

Panicking,
Crying,
Flying
In circles,
And all you have to do
Is leave.

Apr 2020 rottenemotions

consent

Apr 2020 rottenemotions

kamden

consent

“consent is a basic human right.”

the privilege of consent has been taken advantage of for far too long.
unconsciousness does not equal consent.
being under the influence does not equal consent.
coerced consent does not equal consent.

consent is only one thing: explicit permission. “yes.”

just because they don’t say no, does not mean they said yes.
do not use their nervousness against them.

— The End —