Angel

“He says he loves feminine women.

Not too much makeup though.
Sexy but not too sexy, you know?
Not funny, but she laughs at everything.
Comes when she's called but doesn't call too often.
Not too bitchy.
Submissive. Subservient.

I tell him he has mistaken obedience for femininity.

I suggest getting a dog instead
but I caution that both bitches bite back.”
― Trista Mateer, Artemis Made Me Do It

“Better, this way.
Better to be able to outrun.
Better to be able to bite back.
Better to be monstrous
than touched by monsters.
Let her curse my name.
Let her forget her own.
Let her forget.
Just let her forget.”
― Trista Mateer, Artemis Made Me Do It

“When people say you cannot love others until you love yourself, they fundamentally misunderstand love. Nothing thrives in isolation.
But you must do the work to make yourself ready to love others well.
No one else can be responsible for your healing”
― Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It

“The question is not whether you will be hurt by this life. You will be hurt.
The question is: What will you do with the aftermath?
Will you swallow your grief or will grief swallow you?”
― Trista Mateer, Artemis Made Me Do It