"i am not yours.
i did not make the long hard journey through and across the spirit world
to
be a man’s ocean.
my body is not yours.
my mouth is not yours.
my water is not yours.
nothing i am belongs to you
unless i decide
to
open my hand
and
give it to you."
i did not make the long hard journey through and across the spirit world
to
be a man’s ocean.
my body is not yours.
my mouth is not yours.
my water is not yours.
nothing i am belongs to you
unless i decide
to
open my hand
and
give it to you."
— nayyirah waheed, “birthmarks” (via nayyirahwaheed)
(via bougieasshoodlum)
"You know DAMN well…"
— African American proverb (via blackproverbs)
(via bombboldbeauty)
