Unnecessary Insults: Keep It

Favorite Quotes

“If growing up is painful for the Southern Black girl, being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult.”

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

"...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you; we are in charge of our attitudes."

“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.”

“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Keep It

Even if you mastered

my apology language

and were able to fluently

apologize in Kechia,

you could still keep it.

I forgave you

for the sake of me;

no apologies needed.

Keep sorry on your lips

and away from my ears.

Really, it's an apology

that I don't need to hear.

This is not about unforgiveness,

bitterness, or anger;

it's about acceptance,

growth, and making changes.

Some apologies only

open toxic doors,

so I'll keep mine.

I insist you keep yours...