The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One

by Amanda Lovelace

we give power to anything we fancy, but we may also take it away again.

i am the girl with the arsonist heart all your fathers warned you about

women endure because we aren’t given any other choice.

they will try to steal your light & use it as a weapon against you.

always put yourself first. sacrifice at your own discretion.

i will still question the intentions of every man i know,

women don’t need your validation. we already have our own.

burn whoever tries to burn you.

being skinny is not the same thing as being content.

“i don’t wear makeup for others the same way i don’t decorate my house for others. this is my home & everything i do is for me.”

i’m (not) sorry to disappoint you, but your charming smirk will no longer excuse the hurt you inflict.

don’t be scared. even if you don’t believe in yourself, i believe. i’ve always believed in you.

today you are the fire & tomorrow you will be the sea & they’ll have no choice but to hear your siren song.

shine so brightly the men think you’re guiding them into the afterlife.