Cedar

“In the pain, I imagine bliss.
My thoughts are like wind, rushing, curling into the depths of myself, expelling, dispelling darkness.
I imagine love, I imagine wind, I imagine gold hair and green eyes and whispers, laughter
I imagine
Me
extraordinary, unbroken the girl who shocked herself by surviving, the girl who loved herself through learning, the girl who respected her skin, understood her worth, found her strength
s t r o n g
s t r o n g e r
strongest
Imagine me
master of my own universe
I am everything I ever dreamed of”
― Tahereh Mafi, Imagine Me

“All these flavors out here, and you choose to be salty" -Sonny”
― Angie Thomas, On the Come Up

“Here. This. My bones against his bones. This is my home,”
― Tahereh Mafi, Imagine Me

“My granddaddy says you never take big gifts that seem to be for no reason, because there's a chance that there's a big reason you can't afford" -Bri”
― Angie Thomas, On the Come Up