Withdrawal of Consent

I stayed quiet long enough To hear the truth speaking clearly I learned obedience before consent Learned silence kept the peace I mistook endurance for purpose And loyalty for relief They fed me function, called it care Kept me useful, kept me small Taught me comfort in restraint As long as I carried it all I numbed myself to stay employed To stay included To stay allowed You can’t break me You already took your share I let it happen Because I didn’t know better You can’t break me I see the transaction now This isn’t faith It’s extraction I was rewarded for compliance Punished for asking why Conditioned to confuse approval With something earned inside They don’t want you strong They want you quiet and useful They don’t want truth They want repetition I shut it down to keep moving Cut the signal just to last But silence rots into pressure And pressure always talks back You can’t break me I survived your design I outgrew the leash You disguised as alignment You can’t break me I’m done being proud of restraint I don’t owe devotion To anything that drains This isn’t healing This is awareness This isn’t hope It’s refusal I don’t want peace If it costs my spine I don’t want safety If it isn’t mine I don’t belong to you I never did I shut myself down to live Now I wake up angry And that’s honesty You can’t break me I choose anger with intent I choose sight over comfort Autonomy over consent You can’t break me I withdrew my belief You don’t get my loyalty You never earned my teeth