Jaycee

“tell me
something,
would you?

haven't you
ever wished

you could
dance

in the ashes
of everyone who

ever doubted
your worth

& scoffed at
your words?

(shh
it's okay.
i won't tell)”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One

“for if we can’t learn to be kind to each other how will we ever learn to be kind to the most desperate parts of ourselves.”
― Rupi Kaur, The Sun and Her Flowers

“telling me
not all men
have
bad intentions

doesn't do
anything to
reassure
me.

after i
walk away from you,
nothing will have
changed.

i will still
be scared to
leave my house
after sundown.

i will still
find comfort
in keys resting
between fingers,

i will still
question
the intentoins of
every man i know

i will still
wonder
when i am
to become

a story
meant to warn
other people's
daughters,

& i will still
cry when i turn on
the television
to find

yet
another man
getting away
with

well--
what they
always seem to
get away with.

i am not
the one who
has to change
the way i think
or the way i act.
they are.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One

“i
can't seem
to recall
agreeing
to be a
casualty
of these
manmade
disasters”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One