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how can i verbalize consent as an adult if i was never taught to as a child.
#WritcoPoemPrompt88
Constraints imposed by tradition.

" No was a bad word in my home
No was met with the lash,
erased from our vocabulary
beaten out of our backs
till we became well-behaved kids
who obediently nodded yes to everything
when he climbed on top of me
every part of my body
wanted...