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Often, I feel overwhelmed by this sinking feeling in my heart that I will never be enough. That I am damaged and any man in his right mind would leave me.
“Men, conceptually, are canceled,”
― The Atlas Six
― The Atlas Six
“You are my king now, cariad”
― Legendborn
― Legendborn
“The Pops doesn’t matter to me. So what did?”
― Not Another Love Song
― Not Another Love Song
“Don't make your life about the loss. Make it about the love.”
― Legendborn
― Legendborn
“And then I unwind her.
One strand for my mother.
One for my father.
One for me.
I unravel the rage until it courses through my veins like fuel in an engine. I let it become a part of me, but not all of me. Hot, scorching pain under my skin, under my tongue, under my nails. I let it spread through me—until there is no more “Before” and no more “After.”
I am her and she is me.”
― Legendborn
One strand for my mother.
One for my father.
One for me.
I unravel the rage until it courses through my veins like fuel in an engine. I let it become a part of me, but not all of me. Hot, scorching pain under my skin, under my tongue, under my nails. I let it spread through me—until there is no more “Before” and no more “After.”
I am her and she is me.”
― Legendborn
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