fatima aamer bilal, from shame is a girl’s second skin.
[text id: little girl, you'll grow up, / but the malice on your tongue will forever be the words of your father. / every time he opens his mouth, you think it's to shout. it's not. / what are memories of childhood if not quicksand? swallowing you whole.]
“When a toxic person can no longer control you, they will try to control how others see you. This misinformation will feel unfair, but stay above it, trusting that other people will eventually see the truth - just like you did.”
There are moments of intense vulnerability, moments when the missing you is so intense it takes my breath away, moments when only being wrapped in your arms will make it ok.