Our Bodies Do Not Belong To You

No, we won’t smile on cue. No, we won’t dance to entertain you. And we certainly won’t give you a hug.

Valicia France
Nov 4 · 3 min read

I sit here, irritated as I type. Two days later and I continue to fume. It is a bad idea for me to hold on to past misdeeds, especially because it distracts from my attempts to be more mindfully in the present. But, the very brief and…

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Valicia France

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