No.

Nor is it
Advertised
Or endorsed
By the
Clothing
I wear
Lacy
Panties
A tight top
Or a short skirt
Are not
An invitation
To stick
Your dick
Down there.

Seriously. WTF?

I wonder
Did your
Mother really
Teach you
To burst in
Through the
Front door
Without
Knocking
Or ringing
The bell
Respectfully
Waiting
For the owner
To answer.

I don’t think so.

When you
Discover
A sister or
Brother
Wasted
Sick
Asleep or
Unconscious
Does that
Appear as
An open
Invitation
To force an
Object into
The opening
Of their
Mouth
Nose
Or ear?

Yes.

For an idiot, it’s clear.

Driving while
Drunk or
On drugs
Is a crime
Our ability to
Discern distorted
Having sex in
This state
Is evidently
Negligent
Or even
Delinquent
And likely
To result
In an
Unnecessary
Abortion.

Don’t you think?

My body
Is a
Temple
My word
The fence
That protects
And prevents
The theft
Of the gold
If you
Don’t ask
You don’t
Get
It’s as
Simple
As that.

I contest.

Because
By divine
Design
You are
Required
To place
Your body
Inside mine
To enter
Into the
Most
Sacred
Receptacle.

And that requires.

Trust.

Have you
Ever
Had a
Medical
Professional
Insert
Something
Into your
Private parts
(or ass)
The potential
For pain
From not
Being listened to
Driving your
Muscles to
Constrict
In fear.

Oh, yeah?

I thought so.

The role
Of penetrator
One of great
Responsibility
Requires
Recognition
Of how
When this
Privilege
Is Abused
Where
Consent
Has not
Been
Approved
The balance
Of Power
Becomes
Skewed.

I have to allude.

Perpetrator
Is not a
Nice title
To earn
Or acquire
Do yourself
A favour
And instead
Choose to
Always
Ask, may
I enter?
Earning
Yourself
The accolade
Of noble
Protector.

– Gemini Adams, 2018

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