Olivegenerationsyou ever feel like you have to write something just to erase it? like, you have to write something just to get started. and once you’ve…Feb 3, 2019Feb 3, 2019
Olivewhat’s stopped me?it’s the times they told me i should watch certain movies like but i’m a cheerleader, it’s the times where they said, i don’t know about…Dec 17, 2018Dec 17, 2018
Oliveand i’m tired of allowing men — misogynistic, abusive men — to lay claim on my identity.as if they are gatekeepers, as if in honor of trading my emotional well being to cut them off, i have in a sense lost part of myself.Aug 30, 2018Aug 30, 2018
Olivea lovelet me soak my feet in rose water, hold my hand in yours, strum your thumb across my fingers, let the water hold me, let the sun warm me.Jul 13, 2018Jul 13, 2018
Olivetenderand in this scenario you hold my hand and i can’t even remember how it got there. but the grip is loose and soft, never probing, but a warm…Jul 11, 2018Jul 11, 2018
Oliveto softnessi used to conflate empathy with kindness, though the two may go hand in hand.Jul 6, 2018Jul 6, 2018
Olivei’ve written prayers about youand when we live in the apartment just outside of the city there will be large windows facing the sun.Jul 4, 2018Jul 4, 2018
OliveI’ve held my heart outside of my body for months now, trying to find ways to put it back in.A few times I’ve slipped and it’s fallen, cracked along minuscule fault lines. I’ve had to glue it back together with a combination of…Jul 2, 2018Jul 2, 2018