Finding My Way Outta Darkness : A Story Of Unconditional Love

by Briyanna Michelle

We are taught as young girls not to shine too bright or speak our minds because that’s being sassy. We are made to feel uncomfortable in our own homes by having to change out of “revealing” clothes because the creepy uncle is coming over. We are taught to not wear red nail polish because then we’ll be labeled as fast. We are taught to not wear our hair straight because then we are seen as being too grown. It’s our fault for being sexually assaulted because we shouldn’t have drank too much. We should have thought about what we were wearing before we went out for the night.

The world continues to take and take and take from us, never concerned with the fact that we already give everything we have and it still is never enough.

Prince Charming was not coming, so it was up to me to save myself… like always.

You’ve been running away from the tide but you can never get far enough before it takes you under.”

“Dear God, Thank You for the beautiful soul in my arms that is Makayla. Please comfort her and teach her how to trust herself, but more importantly, trust You. She has been through hell and back but she’s still here. I know she is tired, so allow her to give up the fight and let me be here for her. You know my only intention is to show her my heart and earn hers in the process. She is far more precious than rubies…”

I need you to not make that sound again. It’s going to fill my head with endless possibilities of all the ways I can make you sing a symphony.”

“Sadness and dancing can’t exist in the same space; your body won’t allow it.”

It’s hard to grow in the same place you’ve been broken in.

Men asked women to trust them but were often presenting parts of them that didn’t even exist. They showed women who they thought they wanted to see, which was manipulative, deceitful, and plain corny.

I love her but you are in love with her and that’s different. You are good for her, and honestly, the better man for her. She’s my best friend, so I’m always going to want the best for her. The best is you, so don’t fuck it up.”

I wasn’t worthy of her fruit, but I would spend every second planting the seeds to grow her tree.

All the promises people made to me always got broken. It was human nature because sometimes we held people to a high standard that they could never meet.

“I love you, Makayla Isabelle Scott. You captured my heart at sixteen years old and don’t you dare give it back. My love for you transcends even in your absence from my life. God blessed me with you and my life’s purpose has been to love you. I love you through the good days and bad years. You might not be there yet and that’s fine because my love can carry us through until you’re ready to meet me there.”