Watch Me Disappear

by Janelle Brown

When she lay quiet in my arms I could feel her racing heart, sense something broken underneath her tough shell. It pained me to know that she’d been damaged by people who hadn’t loved her enough. How could I possibly fix that?

’Cause, you know, organic.”

Imma start saying this shit when my mom makes some underhanded comment 💀

“Sure, if that’s what will make you happy,” he says, his heart quietly breaking.

I wonder what its like to have a parent like this

He used to feel like there was something of the sea hidden inside her, something wild and unfathomable.