Digalo Fuerte
by 2Deep
No
Non
No
Nein
No
Por mucho que usted lo diga
It still means NO
In English
En Espanol
En Frances
In Yoruba
No means no
It will never mean yes
Maybe
Possibly
No is the gatekeeper to your safety
Don’t be afraid to tell someone who is invading your space
No
Repeat yourself if you choose
Porque usted es un príncipe y usted es una princesa
Dígalo fuerte!
I said NO and I’m proud
Trust me
You are worth it
Don’t be afraid to say no to harassment
No to bad touch
No to bullies
Because if you are royalty
Then your body and your personal space is your kingdom
I bow to you and the decisions you make
I applaud you for showing self respect
I am not mad at you for saying no
It is your right
And I must obey
I apologize if anyone has ignored your no
I apologize now for anyone who will
ignore your no
And I tell you now
YOU DID NOTHING WRONG
Keep yelling no
Don’t give in
Speak up
Scream NO
Run as fast as you can
Become Wonder No Woman and
Super No Man
With your self respect cape flapping in
the wind behind you
As you are able to leap over unwanted advances in a single No bound
With your answer to everything including your name being No
Make a game out of it
Practice it in the morning
No, non, no, nein, no
No, no, no, no
Y sé es difícil
Pero hablo de experiencia yo soy un no sobreviviente
Y yo deseo que usted protejalo
And it doesn’t matter if you know the
person or not
No one --
I mean no one -- gets to invade your
kingdom in a bad way
Especially without a war
I can't fight for you
But I will fight with you
You have the armor of NO
The sword of I SAID NO
And the shield of I know my self worth
So your highness
You will win this war
And you will return to your throne
Don’t worry
Friends will come and go
Boyfriends will come and go
Cooties will come and go
Stinky head will come and go
And they need to go if they can’t understand the definition of no
Tomorrow you will still be beautiful
Tomorrow you will still be handsome
Tomorrow you will still be royalty
And NO will still be both King and Queen
No, non, no, nien, no
Digalo fuerte
I said no and I am proud.
Dios Bendiga
Ashae
Y No
2Deep the Poetess set the tone for the Community Bridges' conference on sexual harassment (Stand Up and Stand Your Ground) with this poem written for the occasion.
