the way he could corner me in the back of
the oak park heights Walmart
Didn’t take no for an answer
Knew my shift didn’t start
until three
i live in a big house and my dad is somebody’s boss
didn’t think anyone would dare act that way around me
i thought it was only men in power
it was a store run by amys and debbys and Ashley’s
i asked and we both made $11.50 an hour
i couldn’t drive
i was fifteen
when my mom dropped me off she had no reason to believe
a thirty year old man was hurting me
i was in his apartment
he buys me tequila
as long as I’m not alone it’s no big deal
i tried to report him
my boss said my makeup made me look older
he knew my age
But let’s blame my fake eyelashes
when his hand sits too long on my shoulder
I’m not safe here
i don’t know where
To go
When will a man finally leave me alone
first it was school then work then home
he said he would wait until i was eighteen
I’m praying no one tell him the age of consent in Minnesota is sixteen
i didn’t know how long i could keep him out of my jeans
he told me he loves me
just the thought of me made him cry
last night
is this
What every man who loves me
Is going to try
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