Today I learned the golden rule of feminism. Tip 101 of being the right kind of Feminist. I can’t like the colour pink. So, this is how it works: Pink is labeled as a woman’s colour and if I happen to like it I am succumbing to the pressure of Patriarchy. But, uh, I’m sorry […]
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i hope this finds you well, because i, for one, am not holding up well. and secretly, i wish you weren’t either. i don’t know how to cope from the thought of losing you, how to heal the wounds that i don’t see. i didn’t realise how invested, how much in love i was. and […]
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she stands . because she has carried her scars for too long drowned in her sorrows too far into unfathomable lands and uncertain journeys because you said you’d stay (oh, you know they never mean it) . but she believes . you never told her boys like you smoke treachery so she waited, and she […]
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When the darkness slowly surrenders all it has so it can let the sun rise to its mighty height; when the moon kisses the rays of the sun to gently submerge into them: that is what love is. Love is not all kisses and flowers or hashtag goals. Love is not all poetry and beautiful […]
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My feet itch and my toes crinkle It’s three a.m. in the morning and I can’t stop thinking about running away. My soul is a nomad trapped in a regular girl’s body. I want to feel the crispy morning air And make love to the dew drops. How hard is it to unmask the litter […]
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As I stand in the shower today, my thoughts wander to the days when the sun used to be brighter and the air more free. When life used to be a fairytale, when flowers used to be more sweet smelling. But things have changed. Now the sun makes me sweat and the air suffocates me. […]
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It’s strange how the smell of paper And ink is like a drug, something I try to get away from, but really can’t. How the sentences, like words woven into emotions, make my eyes rain, And my soul bathe in my tears. How I want to hold that cardboard clad with paper close to my […]
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