Posts tagged ‘Body Image’

Letter to My Rapist (Part 2)

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I’m a Monster
I’m a Maven
I know this world is changing
Never gave in
Never gave up
I’m the only thing I’m afraid of.

No matter what, you’ll never take that from me
My reign is as far as your eyes can see. 

 

February 23, 2018 at 11:04 pm Leave a comment

Excerpt from “Safe Mode”

Your Silence
Stings nearly as deeply as
His Violence

November 15, 2017 at 10:14 pm 1 comment

Light and Truth: Exhibit D

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October 25, 2017 at 10:37 pm Leave a comment

Excerpt from “Who Wants to Marry a Savant?”

Oozing with insecurity
I couldn’t live in the moment,
Couldn’t embrace my own divinity

I burst into tears
When he compared me to a statue at the Louvre.

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July 4, 2017 at 12:15 am Leave a comment

Letter to My Rapist (Part I)

In the aftermath of Brock Turner’s heinous crimes and Judge Aaron Persky’s revictimization of Emily Doe, a Yale alumna is inspired to communicate with her rapist.

Continue Reading June 9, 2016 at 11:30 pm 1 comment


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