Only Nola

Question…

A friend and I were having a discussion, and I figured I'd post it here for input. If a woman is in a hotel room with a man and tells the man no, repeatedly, and the man uses his physical strength to push her, repeatedly, into giving him what he wants... if the woman finally gives in, is she at fault for not putting her physical safety on the line in order to stand her ground, or is he at fault for pushing her after she's said no numerous times? Let's assume that the woman was completely wrong for being in his room in the first place. Whether she was or not, let's just assume she was so we can leave that out of the picture. The point here is whether or not a man is responsible for respecting the whole concept of 'no means no', or if it's perfectly okay for him to use his physical strength and her vulnerability against her to get what he wants even after she clearly says no.

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Her Name

She had wings
just a day or two ago
she knows she did.
They were lovely things, really,
white and shining
brilliant
in the light.
He gave them to her, you see,
with quiet looks and
soft words
that made her fly.
She floated
soared
bobbled along the top
of every moment,
feeling beautiful
safe
wanted.
But someone came along
thief
bastard
tore her wings.
It wasn't him
no matter what her eyes
ears
memories tell her.
It couldn't have been.
The casual ripping
shredding
...
he wouldn't.
Couldn't.
Her belly heaves
when she pictures him
with the other...
she is suddenly degraded
less than nothing
just a joke.
Her gifts to him ground to dust
beneath his careless heel
and her submissive heart
the brunt of mockery.
She weeps.
She feels the wanting
needing
in spite of the pain
because it's him
and only him
that calls her Angel.