Don’t say anything sharp lest the implication cut…
Search bar complicity,
Algorithm conspirators,
Digital manipulators,
Bending law to suit perversion,
Our sexualised youth,
Internet fed,
Corporate political lies,
Dressed as a lifestyle;
Undressed,
Exploitation as a business model,
The fifteen year old bikini model,
Jailbreak Jailbait,
Enter Ai,
Prompt; Undress…wave morality goodbye.
End…
by D.N. Read2026©
over sexualise yourself
to get that boy’s attention
to make yourself feel loved
to feel pretty
to feel worthy
to appear older
to get looks
over sexualise yourself
until you get a reputation
until you no longer feel pretty without cleavage
until your image is destroyed
until you hate yourself
you over sexualise yourself
but cry yourself to sleep when they call you names
when he comments on your body
when he touched you
and yet it’s all your fault
all because you over sexualised yourself
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