beingmissdaisy

“She asks me to kill the spider.
Instead, I get the most
peaceful weapons I can find.

I take a cup and a napkin.
I catch the spider, put it outside
and allow it to walk away.

If I am ever caught in the wrong place
at the wrong time, just being alive
and not bothering anyone,

I hope I am greeted
with the same kind
of mercy.”
― Rudy Francisco, Helium

“Do not
drown yourself in a man.

He will leave you struggling to
breathe.”
― Ijeoma Umebinyuo, Questions for Ada

“I’m still trying to figure out who I am alone so that I know who I am in front of other people.”
― Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It

“I treat my greatest loves like seeds. I put them down and I seldom look back at what has grown behind me.”
― Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It