Patsy

by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn

And while people would pardon convicts, drunks, and men who fuck goats, cows, dogs, and children, they are suspicious, almost terrified, of a woman without a family and no religion. Jesus is the only viable excuse a young woman can use to deny the penis.

Sometimes when you love someone deeply, you sacrifice a lot for that person. It’s more selfish when you don’t consider what’s best for the person you love. One day you will understand.