来自女性的温柔和力量

i don’t think love is him anymore 
…
love is understanding 
we have the power to hurt one another
but we are going to do everything in our power
to make sure we don’t 
…
how can i verbalize consent as an adult if i was never taught to as a child 
…
let it go 
let it leave 
let it happen 
nothing 
in this world 
was promised or 
belonged to you anyway 
- all you own is yourself 
…
this is the recipe of life 
said my mother 
as she held me in her arms as i wept
think of those flowers you plant 
I’m the garden each year 
they will teach you that people too
must wilt
fall
root
rise
in order to bloom 
…
you wrapped me in the word special
…
never feel guilty for starting again 
…
sometimes 
i stop myself from 
saying the words out loud 
as if leaving my mouth too often
might wear them down 
- i love you
…
your voice does to me
what autumn does to trees
you call to say hello
and my clothes fall naturally
…
together we are an endless conversation 
…
when death 
takes my hand
i will hold you with the other 
and promise to find you
in every lifetime 
- commitment 
…
to be
two legs 
on one body 
- a relationship 
…
learning to not envy 
someone else’s blessings
is what grace looks like 
…
the day you have everything 
i hope you remember 
when you had nothing
…
I made change after change 
on the road to perfection
but when i finally felt beautiful enough 
their definition of beauty 
suddenly changed 
what if there is no finish line
and in an attempt to keep up
i lose the gifts i was born with
for a beauty so insecure 
it can’t commit to itself 
- the lies they sell