East Of A Cold Red Sun Quotes

“dismantled wombman society says that I am not beautiful because not only is my skin dark but I am black I am black, therefore, I am not smart or elegant or magnificent society says I am nothing anyone wants to be not even other people who share my color but refuse to be black society believes even before I speak I am disregarded abandoned ruined incapable low society thinks I should never speak because if so I am aggressive masculine intimidating society says I should hate myself and those who are like me because they are of no value because only one of us can succeed only one of us can be beautiful society has”
― Shatara Liora, East Of A Cold Red Sun

“have to get you off of me all of these changing colors you left in my aura and in my windows I have to be a blank canvas If someone else will ever have me”
― Shatara Liora, East Of A Cold Red Sun

“ghosts of men I wish I was the type of woman who could say please don’t go without pride getting stuck in my throat like tough winter fruits and fear exploding in my stomach keeping your love vague will only leave you grasping”
― Shatara Liora, East Of A Cold Red Sun

“You ask me to visit you the problem is, you only want to see me without clothes and that would be fine if you were willing to read the languages on my skin but you are not I want to walk up mountains and follow lightning bugs to lakes or gardens that don’t end I want to pick fruits and watch plum water fall from your mouth when you laugh and run for cover when the rain comes I want to cut vegetables and put on old records when we find our way back but you only want to dig your hands into my skin impatiently you want to cover my mouth with yours and make me moan to silence me about running from rain and picking fruits but I am not a shallow puddle you jump into just to watch water fly I am an ocean of eyes that see and a body that wants to be full I will drown you so I had better stay home”
― Shatara Liora, East Of A Cold Red Sun

“there will be cities you can’t revisit because the memory of me will flood your mouth like melon water and you will curse my name i am not sorry”
― Shatara Liora, East Of A Cold Red Sun

“there was a woman like sandpaper. she was odd to look at - like a slanted hill with slanted trees that couldn’t balance themselves. her tongue was like a snake, slithering and hurling insults - as if she knew so much.”
― Shatara Liora, East Of A Cold Red Sun

“I broke the sole of society’s heavy boot that hovered over me with its shadows”
― Shatara Liora, East Of A Cold Red Sun