self-worth
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My therapist gave me a shovel and we’re both horrified by what I found
I remember sin. I remember owing somebody a debt I could never pay. I remember every breath being transactional. I remember life being a contract whose terms no one could explain to me without a contradiction. I remember shame being my default emotion. I remember being damned for thinking, being too scared to ask a… Continue reading
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Nine of Clubs
The Oracle’s loyalty is with the truth.If you ask her about the future,she will speak in riddles.There’s a difference betweencasually dangling a prophecy forthe consumption of the insatiableand dropping the full weight of a futurelike it has already happened—like anything you do will onlypush along the inevitable.That thin line is the canvasof the lost but… Continue reading
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Four of Diamonds
The Oracle’s loyalty is with your destiny.If you ask her about the future,she will lie.She will say what you need to hearto put you in the state of mindrequired to take the steps that willlead you to what’s meant to be.She will say, for instance,if you give it time and just practiceDiamonds by Rihanna on… Continue reading
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Bones in my Inbox
I no longer hold against you your sub par love I know you only learned how to treat me by watching me and I had that habit of putting myself last, giving you more room, gathering to myself my flourishes and feathers so you might feel safer, so next to me could feel more like… Continue reading