Daphelba DeBeauvoir
Nov 4 · 1 min read

fucking hell…
jessica,
you impair my speech, girl…

your voice, not just the one that comes out of your mouth, but that which sings, deep and mighty from determined and skillful fingertips — it is power.

people need to listen

your face, is the face of experience, real life, a face similar to so many misunderstood, misjudged, completely underestimated and, tragically, dehumanized.

people need to open their eyes

i work in the housing field of social work, doing my best to sell HUD program to property managers who think they know a client from the simple words “domestic violence” or “single mother” or “eviction, but”… a client who matters more than any property owner can comprehend.

this piece is just everything

Daphelba DeBeauvoir

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…in search of dread secrets with which to weave tales….. ……Dark & Strange Fiction Editor, Creative Collaborator, Advocate for survivors of abuse.