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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Duke chapter.

I’m sorry that you wanted to own me, but I am not your sex slave.

I am not your flesh light.

Or your fucking blow-up doll.

I am not just a collection

of glory holes for you to dive into.

I was not made for you.

 

I’m sorry that you wanted to silence me, but I am not your mime.

I am not your entertainment.

I am not here for your amusement.

I was not made for you.

I’m sorry that you wanted to control me,

but I am not your puppet.

I am not hung on your strings.

You can’t make me dance.

You can’t make me sing.

You can’t make me do a damn thing.

I was not made for you.

 

I’m sorry that you wanted to break me, but I still let you.

I let you slither in between my legs.

I flushed away your bullshit

Everyday, Everynight and after every fight.

I let you disrespect

My mind. My body.

My feelings. My time.

Because you said you loved me.

And that was your biggest lie.

I forgot that I was not made for you.

 

I’m sorry that I wanted you to be my man.

You were just a not-so-little boy

Who mistook me for a toy.

I deserved more than your bittersweet nothings.

I deserved the truth.

I deserve better than you.

 

Resilience Williamson is junior at Duke University. They are from Mebane, NC. They are majoring in Mathematics with a minor in Education. They are also pursuing their Teaching License in Secondary Education. Their dream is to become a high school teacher who educates and empowers black and brown children through mathematics. Afterwards, Resilience hopes to earn their MSW and MPH and become a social worker and superior advocate for children in North Carolina. Resilience believes that poetry is a powerful source for liberation and exploration. They have really been able to reclaim their narrative and embrace healing through poetry. Resilience hopes to dive into more diverse styles of storytelling as their writing develops. When Resilience is not crafting poetic narratives and conquering the world one math problem at a time, Resilience dedicates their time to developing finance and finesse strategies because they believe that art of finessing is rooted in self-investment and self-care. Resilience encourages those around them to pour into themselves whether it be mind, body, spirit, or bag.