Jemila

“Remember what you must do
when they undervalue you,
when they think
your softness is your weakness,
when they treat your kindness
like it is their advantage.

You awaken
every dragon,
every wolf,
every monster
that sleeps inside of you
and you remind them
what hell looks like
when it wears the skin
of a gentle human.”
― Nikita Gill, Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty

“And they didn't spend years painting your soul into masterpiece-like existence for you to waste it on someone who doesn't appreciate you.”
― Nikita Gill, Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty

“Because girls who were building empires for themselves did not need kingdoms to shine.”
― Nikita Gill, Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty

“But that shadow has been serving you!
What hurts you, blesses you.
Darkness is your candle.
Your boundaries are your quest.
You must have shadow and light source both.
Listen, and lay your head under the tree of awe.”
― Rumi