A man can indeed be sexually assaulted
By a woman
The hardening of his genital
Is NOT a form of consent
Even if society jokingly says so
If a women
Wasn’t asking for it
Based on how she dressed or acted
Decided to say no at the last second
Said no at any point
Was turned-on  initially
But then decided to change her mind
Then a man has the same exact right
To those statements
Men are depicted in society
To be these crazy *** driven animals
So when a man says no to an offer
It sounds like a paradox
When it shouldn’t be
Men too
Decide to not speak out
Due to societal shame and fear of unbelief
They carry the weight of this trauma
**** is not selective to gender
Men carry this burden too

If we encourage others
To challenge their beliefs
Yet we ourselves have not skeptically questioned our own  
Is it not
hypocrisy

So
I officially got my first A-
It looks out of place on my college transcript
But it’s also symbolical for me
It’s a symbol for my growth
I can move on now

No
I’m no longer “perfect”
But I never was to begin with anyway
I only tried to appear to be perfect

It has shown me that I am still me
It has shown me that I can continue
Pursuing things that I also enjoy

My cumulative is now 3,987
It’s almost like the seal of a burden
Has been broken
I no longer feel as though
I need to strive for a 4,0
to validate my worth
It’s still something I want
But I’m not going to let it consume
All of me

I am now able to say
Been there
Done that
And I’ve realized that it ain’t all what it’s hyped up to be
I wasn’t my happiest when I was at my
Most successful point
I wasn’t able to relax and enjoy life
It was artificial gratification
That wasn’t worth the time I invested

I can now say
I’m free
Free from the pressure of being
Academically perfect

The people that sit in the back of the room,
that don't want to be known.
The people that wear long sleeves,
that don't want she scars the be shown.
The people that sit alone at lunch,
that looks down and mess with their phone.
The people that get lost in their thoughts,
that sit there and groan.
The people that want to be skinny,
that want to nothing but skin and bones.
The people that worry about their body,
that want to be that 'perfect tone'.
The people that cry and want to die,
that no one can put them in their happy zone.

~sf/jd