summertime sadness

summertime sadness

I will never apologize for being too strong, too outspoken, too bright in a world that swallows lies and humbly accepts the darkness. no, not when ive crawled to the top. no longer will i be on my knees, no longer will i beg. because i never want to suffer such betrayal again.   https://www.amazon.com/inflorescence-Mecca-Amirah-Jackson/dp/1981171738/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&dpID=41k9XtyUpJL&dpPl=1&keywords=mecca-amirah%20jackson&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&qid=1514054983&ref=plSrch&ref_=mp_s_a_1_1&sr=8-1 [...]

stop teaching girls to accept verbal abuse as affection

stop teaching girls to accept verbal abuse as affection

let’s stop teaching girls to accept verbal abusive as affection; there have been so many romance novels that i’ve read where the heroine falls for a guy who is cold and mistreats them and then the story proceeds with the heroine forgiving the guy because his past is troubled. are we women not also troubled [...]

escaping reality

escaping reality

my aspirations were once small because i listened to you and never me. stuck in the brilliance of my teeth, you spread rot, decay, insecurities, and dismay. i was empty; an aching tooth never relieved until i tore you out and let my gums scab and bleed...   https://www.amazon.com/inflorescence-Mecca-Amirah-Jackson/dp/1981171738/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519606102&sr=8-1&keywords=mecca-amirah+jackson&dpID=41nCi3%252B9JDL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch