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Sexuality in Motion


I wear a tank top and short shorts. They call me a slut.

I wear baggy pants and long shirts. They call me shy.

I sleep around. They call me a whore.

I don't sleep with anyone. They say I should put out.

As a woman my sexuality is taboo.

I cannot be a slut or a whore.

I cannot be a celibate.

In this backwards world of ours no one wins and everyone loses.  

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