Essentially, if our secrets are secrets because we are told to be ashamed, then we must share them. There is no shame in being sad or struggling or trying to heal. We are all desperate, depraved and sacred. We are all terrible and brillIant. I can list all the things that can make a girl want to escape her own body (re: patriarchy). But I’d rather list all the things that make me want to stay in my body, and adorn it like a home, rub oils into my skin, tell it how sorry I am for trying to leave, for trying to hurt it into submission
Make peace with your body, it's not manmade, there are no flaws, there are no mistakes. - Warsan Shire
Make peace with your body, it's not manmade, there are no flaws, there are no mistakes.
- Warsan Shire
My alone feels so good, I'll only have you if you're sweeter than my solitude. - Warsan Shire
My alone feels so good, I'll only have you if you're sweeter than my solitude.
Give your daughters difficult names. Give your daughters names that command the full use of the tongue. My name makes you want to tell me the truth. … - Warsan Shire
Give your daughters difficult names. Give your daughters names that command the full use of the tongue. My name makes you want to tell me the truth. …
Every mouth you’ve ever kissed was just practice. All the bodies you’ve ever undressed and ploughed in to were preparing you for me. I don’t mind tas… - Warsan Shire
Every mouth you’ve ever kissed was just practice. All the bodies you’ve ever undressed and ploughed in to were preparing you for me. I don’t mind tas…
And you tried to change, didn't you? Closed your mouth more. Tried to be softer, prettier, less volatile, less awake... You can't make homes out of h… - Warsan Shire
And you tried to change, didn't you? Closed your mouth more. Tried to be softer, prettier, less volatile, less awake... You can't make homes out of h…
Why do you live in your body like you will be given another? As if it were temporary. You starve it, you let anyone touch it, you berate it. Tell it … - Warsan Shire
Why do you live in your body like you will be given another? As if it were temporary. You starve it, you let anyone touch it, you berate it. Tell it …
With you, intimacy colors my voice. Even 'hello' sounds like 'come here'. - Warsan Shire
With you, intimacy colors my voice. Even 'hello' sounds like 'come here'.
Later that night, I held an atlas on my lap, ran my fingers across the whole world, and whispered, ‘where does it hurt?’ It answered, everywhere, eve… - Warsan Shire
Later that night, I held an atlas on my lap, ran my fingers across the whole world, and whispered, ‘where does it hurt?’ It answered, everywhere, eve…
Light attracts light. But sometimes your light attracts moths and your warmth attracts parasites. Protect your space and energy - Warsan Shire
Light attracts light. But sometimes your light attracts moths and your warmth attracts parasites. Protect your space and energy
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