24 : consent

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this alcohol hurts
it numbs my reality out
my eyes are like a river
and my stomach collapses on itself

yet i proceed to eat nothing
not a damn thing
not a damn thing

was i asking for it
what do i do
he touched me
but was i consenting
i don't know what i
feel
was this my fault
or was it his?
help help help help help
i don't know
and i am too drunk to figure it out

—was it consent?

—i

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