"Hold everything very carefully unless it is your lover’s back. Then, become metal, become teeth, do..."

“Hold everything very carefully unless it is your lover’s back. Then, become metal, become teeth, do not gentle yourself for any man. Do not change for the ones who think that

you should be softer, less mouth, less voice. You do not owe regrowth to anyone but yourself. When they begin to ask for you to shape yourself around them, leave. Shut the door firmly. Do not look back.”

- Azra Tabassum, from MY MOTHER’S LESSONS ON PEELING FRUIT AND KEEPING LOVERS
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