Bri

“what we hide and do not say turns into another mouth that only we know.”
― Nayyirah Waheed, salt.

“you are not a mistake. you are too many exquisite details to be a mistake.”
― Nayyirah Waheed, salt.

“you will drown if you do not have boundaries. they are not optional. this structure counts on your inability to say no. mean no. they take no from our first breath. go back and return it to your mouth. your heart. your light. – swim | women of color”
― Nayyirah Waheed, salt.

“i am trying to remember you and let you go at the same time. — the mourn”
― Nayyirah Waheed, nejma