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women: we can spin g o l d out of d i r t.
women: we can magic f i r e out of a i r.
women learn to sense what who danger looks like just by catching another woman’s eye from across a crowded room. - survival.
women pass down how-to guides on the ways to tell if our drinks are spiked & offer to guard the flimsy doors of bathroom stalls for each other.
the only time i know what being safe feels like is when i’m in a room overflowing with light & the laughter of women that fills the space floor-to-ceiling with lavender & a door with a lock no man can ever break. - safety has never been our privilege.
women don’t endure simply because we can; no, women endure because we aren’t given any other choice. - they wanted us weak but forced us to be strong.
always put yourself first. sacrifice at your own discretion. - coven rule #1.
to describe myself as fat is not to describe myself as ugly, lazy, worthless, or undesirable. - it’s my self-acceptance movement.
telling me not all men have bad intentions doesn’t do anything to reassure me. after i walk away from you, nothing will have changed. i will still be scared to leave my house after sundown, i will still find comfort in keys resting between fingers, i will still question the intentions of every man i know, i will still wonder when i am to become a story meant to warn other people’s daughters, & i will still cry when i turn on the television to find yet another man getting away with well— what they always seem to get away with. i am not the one who has to change the way i think or the way i act.
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but what if the devil is just a woman who was banished to hell to stoke the flames as punishment for standing up to him? - lilith.
ready for a harsh truth? women don’t need your validation. we already have our own. - my self-worth shouldn’t feel like an act of bravery.
appreciate: I. every roll. II. every scar. III. every acne mark. IV. every extra pound. V. every stretch mark. VI. every misplaced hair. VII. every bit of cellulite. VIII. the only body i have. - things i still struggle to say & that’s okay.
eat. fill yourself with energy, with sunlight. treat your body to tenderness & lavender. - we need you here & whole.
“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.” - tweet from september 28th, 2016.
no matter what they tell you, it is not your job to be polite to anyone who is not polite to you first. - get up, you are nobody’s doormat.
“bitch,” he spits. “witch,” he sneers. & i say, “actually, i’m both.” - reclaim everything.
for when he tells you you’re beautiful: “i know.” - confidence isn’t egotism.
script for when he tells you to smile: “drop dead.” - confidence is healthy.
be the unlikable woman protagonist (synonyms: bitch, realistic, manhero) all the men just love to complain about. - it’s so much more fun that way, isn’t it? in this novel the woman protagonist claims she’s not like those other girls, not because she finds their femininity to be an insult or a weakness, no— it’s because she knows all women have their own unique magic that cannot be replicated by her or any other woman. - the plot twist we’ve all been waiting for.
we must help lift each other above the flames. - women supporting women.
i’m pretty sure you have w i t c h c r a f t running through those v e i n s. - women are some kind of magic II.
misogyny /mə 'säj ənē/ noun 1: the power-driven hatred of women. 2: just the way things are.
misandry /mi ' sandre/ noun 1: the reactionary, self-preserving hatred of men. 2: somehow this is going too far.
maybe i’m not the “crazy ex-girlfriend.” maybe i’m just a person reacting rationally to the abuse & disregard for women that society has somehow convinced us is completely normal. - i refuse to pretend anymore.
if the very idea of standing up for myself frightens you so damn much then i guess the power you thought you held over me wasn’t that impressive in the first place. - fragile masculinity.
make no apologies; accept no apologies. - coven rule #3.
i know about that voice inside you. yes, i know all about the woman who’s been screaming her whole life for the chance to be heard by someone. take this pen from me & uncage her. - you owe this to yourself.
you think your body is made up of mostly water, but really your body is made up of mostly poetry. wherever you go, you leave behind puddles of words in your wake. collect the integral pieces of yourself & call the words back. you deserve to be whole again. - the sign you’ve been waiting for II.
write the poem. (write the pain) burn the poem. (burn the pain) - blow the ashes in their eyes.
fuck the idea of staying calm. there’s no such thing as a kind uprising. there are no “please”s, no “thank you”s, & no justice without yelling. - patience is a virtue we can’t afford.
fat women, old women, poor women, trans women, queer women, jewish women, women of color, muslim women, disabled women, indigenous women, mentally ill women, chronically ill women, neurodivergent women, & all the people in all the margins of this page. together & only together shall we finally RISE. RISE. RISE. RISE. RISE. RISE. RISE. RISE. RISE. RISE. RISE. RISE. RISE. RISE. RISE. RISE. RISE. RISE. RISE. - no one will be left in dark, dusty corners.
don’t let anyone make you believe it’s not okay for you to be angry when you’re mistreated time & time again, but what happens the next morning when you go to the window to let the sun warm your face & you catch a glimpse of the way the rays reflect off the world you intended to fix but made wreckage of instead? - we must be better than them.
didn’t you know there could be shelves upon shelves upon shelves of books written about your strength? - as always, the women save themselves in this one.
know that anger has its limits & act accordingly. - coven rule #4
today you are the fire & tomorrow you will be the sea & they’ll have no choice but to hear your siren song. - amanda lovelace
until next time: shine so brightly the men think you’re guiding them into the afterlife. - you are invincible.
