Ester’s Reviews > The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One > Status Update

know that anger has its limits
& act accordingly.

fire
was
made
to
bring
down
walls.
- he will try to divide us.

walls
should
only
be built
to keep out
flammable
tyrants.
- & we will ensure that he fails.

call me
bitch.

call me
villain.

call me
she-wolf.

call me
bad omen.

call me
your worst nightmare
wearing a
red-lipped smile.

- even better, call me by my name.

I am not
a keepsake
you can tuck on your
bookshelf
between
your bukowski & thoreau.

I am not
a dried daisy
you can close
in a shadowbox
& hang just
above your
sleeping head.

I am not
your kindness
participation
trophy
or anything
for you to
proudly own.

sometimes
friendship is the
motherfucking
prize,
so be grateful
i let you in
at all.
- THE FRIENDZONE DOESN’T EXIST.

dish:
woman

ingredients:
I. sugar
II. spite
III. everything not-so-nice

I love that the first book was dedicated to the boy who lived and this one is dedicated to the girl on fire.