EPIGRAPH:
" 'You must never behave as if your life belongs to a man. Do you hear me?' Aunty Ifeka said. 'Your life belongs to you and you alone.' "
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of a Yellow Sun
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SUMMARY:
Love will not always be kind. You will come to know this. The organ beating inside your chest is a fragile thing, its constant thrum a reminder that you are human. And when the one you love leaves, you will feel as though your lungs are full of water; drowning in a sea of your own blood. Yet despite the pain, you will find a way to love again. You always will. For you are my daughter, and this is what you will inherit from me. This is your HEART.
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I. THIS IS WHAT MAKES US GIRLS - Lana Del Rey // II. GODDESS - Banks // III. SANDCASTLES - Beyonce // IV. THE LOVE CLUB - Lorde // V. SOMEONE NEW - Banks
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In Bloom
Poetry"FRAGILE, delicate, broken- words that I hope you never become." A letter from a mother to her future daughter. [#71 in Poetry 1.9.16]
