No Means No

We shouldn't be quiet, no,
but when we speak, their voices
aim to silence us
We shouldn't speak, no,
but when we are silent, they blame us
for not screaming
We shouldn't do- nothing-
but when we stop, their complaints
are of submissive faces in need of company,
they only sought to please us
We shouldn't stop, we should fight,
but when we wrestle it out,
they ruthlessly kill

This is our crude reality,
but, no,
together
We
will find the means to change it.