Matushevskaya

“what i never learned from my mother was that just because someone desires you does not mean they value you. desire is the kind of thing that eats you and leaves you starving. – the color of low self esteem”
― Nayyirah Waheed, salt.

“in your arrogance you presume that i want your skinny language. that my mouth is building a room for it in the back of my throat. it is not.”
― Nayyirah Waheed, salt.

“when i am afraid to speak
is when i speak.
that is when it is most important.

- the freedom in fear”
― Nayyirah Waheed, Salt

“i am a silk field of vulnerability.”
― Nayyirah Waheed, salt.