Such Sharp Teeth

by Rachel Harrison

“We live in a society that wants us to be ashamed of our bodies. It’s hard not to internalize that.”

When you’re sad, you cry. When you’re happy, you smile, you laugh. But what do you do when you’re angry? Not just mad, but filled with this ugly, consuming rage? And the thing is, women aren’t allowed to be angry. Nobody likes a mad woman. They’re crazy, irrational, obnoxious, shrill.

My strength doesn’t come from the bad things that have happened to me. It defies those things.