Jascel

“Demanding that you feel differently, making you feel guilty for the way you feel, making you feel ashamed of your feelings, telling you that your emotions are irrational and over sensitive, forcing you to pretend a feeling that is more convenient for them, demanding that you consider their feelings before your own, punishing you for the way you feel, forbidding you to express yourself, forcing you to bottle up the injustice, the pain, the fear, the anger, all of that is abuse.”

““Forgive me lord, if I have asked for more than I’ve thanked you for.””

“I have prayed and left you

“i have so much love for her. and she doesn’t want it. and i can’t have it because it’s not mine, and I can’t give it to anyone or anything else because it’s not theirs. it’s hers, all hers and there’s no where else to put it. it’s so fucking heavy, and i have nowhere to put it.”

“You can decorate absence however you want―but you’re still going to feel what’s missing.”

“You kiss me with your mouth wide open like you’re not afraid of swallowing poison. I taste the good and bad in you and want them both. We call this bravery.”