Maansi

“Being a bitch could be a survival technique. They get respect. There was no honor in people thinking you were a slut.”
― Penelope Douglas, Bully

“i want to love you with simple,
like a bare singular matchstick.
one
stroke
to ignite
with no words spoken
by the heated flames of the timber of crimsoned scarlet fire.
as it crackles
with close
separation
entangled with the intimacy of firefly ashes
choosing to enchantingly dance around in abundant
joy.
hazily whistling into the glorified heavens
making the ebony soot dissolve into the cool crisp air.
yearning to be the explosion who
burns
through your bones
as you visualize red ecstasy of a
provoked kindle.”
― zuky rose leigh

“To be successful, one has to be one of three bees - the queen bee, the hardest working bee, or the bee that does not fit in. One success is inherited, and the the next one is earned. While the last one is self-sought, self-served, and happens on its own terms.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“There will be times when it seems that it would be best to just call him and see how he’s doing. Don’t deceive yourself, you don’t care about how he’s doing, you’re just craving him, don’t do it. You’ll only hurt yourself.”
― Osayi Osar-Emokpae, Because You Deserve Love