Hands To Yourself

Look at them
staring again
at your hair, your thighs.
All I can do
is roll my eyes.

Bathed in desire
disguised as compliments.
Want to light you in fire
or this never ends.

He touched my knee,
pretended it was fine,
like asking for consent
is a crime.

Maybe they should learn
to show some concern
about their actions
instead of acting
on attaction.

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[Poet]

Bathed in desire
disguised as compliments.
Want to light you in fire
or this never ends.

These lines sound awkward and off balance.

staring again
at your hair, your thighs.

He touched my knee,

I'm guessing this is a conversation between two women?

But as for the meaning of the poem, You're totally right. Some guys don't consider how the woman they're with may feel. They act on their own selfish horny feelings without considering the circumstances and its outcome. So yeah, good poem.

[Soph]

thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts! it’s not a conversation between two women, but I can see how it might read that way. i wanted to put in both perspectives of observing other people being the victim and being the victim yourself, there's always room for interpretation though c:

[Buddhistboy73]

An interesting write about hands......

This for me has such depth of emotion....it's almost about what is not being said here...you paint a great picture of someone overstepping someone else's boundaries....

These are my favourite lines:

Maybe they should learn
to show some concern
about their actions
instead of acting
on attaction.

BB73

[Soph]

thanks a lot for taking the time to read and comment!! this poem was inspired by personal experiences and things I’ve observed around me. I really wanted to write about that feeling of having your boundaries ignored and not being taken seriously, but i guess "boys are just being boys"..