"I AM WORTH MORE THAN THIS.I AM WORTH MORE THANSCRAPSMORE THANLEFT-OVERS.I AM WORTH MORE..."

“I AM WORTH MORE THAN THIS.

I AM WORTH MORE THAN

SCRAPS

MORE THAN

LEFT-OVERS.

I AM WORTH MORE THAN

THE OVER-SPILL OF LOVE

YOU HAD FOR THE ONES

WHO CAME BEFORE ME.

I AM NOT ASKING FOR YOUR

RECONSTITUTED

RECYCLED

REIMAGINED

HAND-ME-DOWN LOVE NOTES.

I AM NOT ASKING FOR THE

BACKWASH OF THEIR MOUTHS

IN THE CORNERS OF YOUR

KISSES.

I AM ASKING FOR BETTER.

I AM ASKING FOR MORE.

I AM ASKING FOR ALL OF IT.

I AM ASKING FOR MYSELF.

I AM ASKING

BECAUSE I REFUSE

TO SETTLE,

ANYMORE.

And I’m not asking nicely.”

- BACKWASH, by Ashe Vernon (via latenightcornerstore)