Jemila

“Your ancestors did not survive
everything that nearly ended them
for you to shrink yourself
to make someone else
comfortable.

This sacrifice is your warcry, be loud,
be everything and make them proud.”
― Nikita Gill

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

“Reinvent yourself. Over and over again. Plant new wildflowers into your spirit. Set a wildfire inside yourself and then regrow. Take the wildest thing about you and nurture it till it blossoms. Tend to the sea that resides inside your heart and listen to its storms, wash you anew. How else will you let go of everything that causes you such terrible harm if you are still living inside the old you, the person who was so damaged by it all?”
― Nikita Gill, Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty

“It's not my words that you should fear, but my silence. My words speak straight to the core but my absence will leave you speechless.”
― Nikki Rowe