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[theamoristwriter]

"It seems to me more than ever that I am a victim of introspection" ~ Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

[moongirlmusingss]

gods and mothers and daughters

my mother’s divinity stains my fingers, my mouth all bloodened by her devouring faith.

she tells me if i fast if i keep my soul pure, god will forgive me for sinning/loving a woman/not wanting to marry a man of my faith. she tells me another priest in the village saw god and i bite my mouth so i won’t bite god in the wrist, i keep my mouth closed so god doesn’t get to leave the rotting stench of my rage, i kill myself so i don’t bring his wrath upon my devout mom.

when you ask me if believe in a god, i will lie between my teeth (as my grandmother through hers when she told my mother god will be good if you pray and god will punish if you don’t) and say “no” but we both know i can’t blame a god i don’t believe in, i can’t pray for his forgiveness if i don’t wish to forgive him.

My girlhood was defined by being an image of a goddess, they told all little girls “tum devi ka roop ho” (you are a face of the goddess) and all newly married women “laxmi ji ghar aayi hain” (goddess of wealth and prosperity has entered our house) but no one saw me that way, no one sees us that way. They call us a goddess and tell us to marry into households where an ordinary man would beat up his “goddess” wife. They call us a goddess and expect us to sit cross legged on the bed and tell our surviving daughters that god will be good if you pray and god will punish if you don’t and no one questions god for punishing the murdered girl fetuses for not praying when they weren’t even given a chance to learn to.

and yet i believe in all the inauspicious tales, i am afraid my mother’s prayers will stop protecting me any second, i am afraid the god will punish me for loving, i am afraid the god will ask for my kindness and i will hand him my life instead. 

it becomes a cycle, mom. you will disappoint me like a god and i’ll claw at your approval like your devout, you will love me as a daughter and i will fear you as my god, you will continue chanting as i bleed (you have no choice, you can’t stop in between can you) and i will forgive you like a dog.

[jehloo-blog]

Fada/ Fairy

Uma fada deseja perder-se e cair em queda livre. Ela deseja perder as próprias asas, arrancá-las se for preciso, pois não sente que as merece. Talvez se ela apenas adormecer aos pés de um sabugueiro, talvez as raizes a abracem e a levem para um sono sob a terra. Tudo o que ela deseja é não desejar. Tudo o que ela almeja é não ser mais. A fada quer retornar ao pó da terra e das estrelas, e se deixar levar ao vento. No entanto, apesar de se sentir perdida, são suas asas que a guiam. Apesar de ferida e cansada, a fada confia nos sussurros das flores, no perfume do orvalho e nas vozes da fauna. Com suas asas, a fada sente as vibrações do solo e da chuva, e o calor da floresta. Ela não está só. A vida é movimento, é ciclo, e embora a dor esteja presente e machuque, ela transforma e move. Tudo passa, com sopro do vento, com as estações, com o bater das asas.

A fairy wants to get lost and fall into free fall. She wants to lose her own wings, tear them off if necessary, because she doesn't feel like she deserves them. Maybe if she just falls asleep at the feet of an elderberry, maybe its roots will embrace her and carry her to a sleep beneath the earth. All she wants is not to want. All she longs for is not to be anymore. The fairy wants to return to the dust of the earth and stars, and let herself be carried by the wind. However, despite feeling lost, it is her wings that guide her. Despite being injured and tired, the fairy trusts the whispers of the flowers, the perfume of the dew and the voices of the fauna. With her wings, the fairy feels the vibrations of the ground and rain, and the heat of the forest. She is not alone. Life is movement, it is a cycle, and although pain is present and hurts, it transforms and moves. Everything passes, with the blow of the wind, with the seasons, with the flapping of wings.

[nsayings]

Relatable?

if yes!

then understand loneliness is a state of mind. we think we have no one because that's what we believe deep within and even if someone wants to be close to us, our inhibitions never let them.

yeah, it's okay to be lonely sometimes. in loneliness, in fact, we find ourselves. but it's not okay to let that state of mind affect your social life. remember there are people around you who actually care about you. sometimes, it's someone saving you a seat or someone packing you a lunch or someone having walk by your side to home or someone greeting you morning or someone tagging you in the memes, i can go on and on about it to only make you realize that all you have to take one step and trust me there's always someone who will take all the steps for you.

that someone's not stranger. it's someone on the list. all you have to do is to pay a little close attention and have a faith.✍️

🎑

[her-life-without-you]

[sahelikhastagir]

It's Daphne du Maurier's birthday today!! <3 I knew she was going to be my D as soon as I had made up my mind to do this series (#26portraits of #writerlywomen). I have loved her books for a long time now. I read all the books my middle/high school library had of hers, and then went and bought others from the bookstores in Noida. Even now, at 28, I continue to re-read her books and force-lend them to others. . . . . . . . #daphnedumaurier #womanwhowrite #womenwriters #rebecca #portraitsofwomen #portrait #read #library #womenwhodraw #artseries #artistsofinstagram #literature #booklovers #portraitpainting #creative #artsy #reader #artwork #arte #womeninart https://www.instagram.com/p/BxaLtSyFx2M/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gkxsahfz8bdl

[mayapoetbe]

My Choice [3/3] * * * #poetry #mayapoetbe #choice #spilledwords #poetryislife #writers_creed #packpoetry #sadpoetry #darkpoetry #mentalhealth #depression #writerscorner #poetryblogger #poetrycollection #readpoetry #womanwhowrite #poetrygram #poetrylove #poetryaddict #thepoetspost #bymepoetry #ctapoets https://www.instagram.com/p/BvPcQNcBL56/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v0zg7f06zp4c

[beatricemrferrari-blog]

🦋My own universe 🌌🔮 Love is a strange feeling, It makes you understand that the entire universe with all of its stars and galaxies can be contained in a mere human being. It’s a strange feeling, it makes you believe you can have your own Universe. Quote by: @_abeera_ Color edit by: Beatrice Ferrari • • • • • #universe #love #writing #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #words #writersofig #wordlove #typewriter #deepwords #writer #textoftheday #wordlover #typewriter #poem #typewriterseries #lovepoems #instaquote #quote #bookworm #womanwhowrite #relationships #read #spilledink #us #love #HIM #midnight #thoughts #hands https://www.instagram.com/p/BsOpb4Kg4OK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=i412wcy6ccll

[ambivertquki]

//A concrete plight// Image Courtesy: Pinterest @vocal_creators @poets @globalpoetscult @poetsspecial @silverleafpoetry @untwine.me @artofpoets @realisticstories @poetsglobe @inked.poets @poetsgrid @apoeticview @poets_community @globalagepoetry @micropoetryfeatures @streetwritereofficial @poetscity @poetsandwriters @poeticreveries #lovepoetry #micropoetry #lovepoem #spilledink #poets #poetsofig #globalpoets #writersonig #womanwhowrite #wordsgasm #goodquotes #creativewriting #poetryaddicts #poetrycommunity #quotestoliveby #igpoets #igcreatives #lovequotes #quotes #quoteoftheday #poetryisnotdead #poetryislife #poetryworld #poet #writer #writersnetwork #poetryaboutlove #vocalcreators https://www.instagram.com/p/CWDNjzfJd1I/?utm_medium=tumblr

[theamoristwriter]

All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid

nymph, then a virgin, nurse, then a servant

just an appendage, live to attend him

so that he never lifts a finger

twenty-four-seven baby machine

so he can live out his picket fence dreams

it's not an act of love if you make her

you make me do too much labour

~ Paris Paloma, Labour

[dsetc2l]

Besoin d’évacuer pour mieux se recentrer sur l’essentiel ! #mydarksideplan☯️ #womanwhowrite Versus #mysweetsideplan💜 #womanwhodraw #femaleartist #handmadedesign #collagejournal #collageart #artjournal #artjournaling #creativejournal #mixedmediaart #brushlettering #handlettered #visualjournal #illustratedjournal #artdiary #artdailydose #papercraft #journalspread #journaljunkie #sketchbook #notebookart #braindump #arttherapy (à Paris, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGndMkrHcGw/?igshid=l0ed8d1djj56

[jehloo-blog]

O rato e o labirinto/ The mouse and the maze

Preso em um labirinto, o pequeno rato avança em todas as direções, em busca de uma saída. Eu, presa em meus pensamentos, me encontro em frente a um muro alto, a cada vez que tento encontrar a luz. É claustrofóbico viver em mim mesma, mesmo em pleno céu azul em um lindo parque. É sempre escuro e abafado, não importa onde estou. Sempre estou avançando em todas as direções, em busca de uma saída, perdida e presa em minha própria mente. Sem perspectivas, de olhos vendados, tudo é escuro e paredes. Um pequeno rato acuado, que se esgueira em qualquer fresta em busca de ar, e com toda a força dos pulmões, permanece. Uma pequena faísca no fim do corredor, tudo o que resta. Amanhã será mais um dia, e eu o viverei.



Trapped in a maze, the little mouse moves in all directions, looking for a way out. I, trapped in my thoughts, find myself in front of a high wall, every time I try to find the light. It's claustrophobic to live in myself, even in the middle of the blue sky in a beautiful park. It's always dark and stuffy no matter where I am. I'm always moving in every direction, looking for a way out, lost and trapped in my own mind. Without perspectives, blindfolded, everything is dark and walls. A small cornered mouse, which sneaks into any crack in search of air, and with all the strength of its lungs, remains. A small spark at the end of the hall, all that's left. Tomorrow will be another day, and I will live it.

[nsayings]

Young Love,

how amatuer we make it sound.

This phrase has its rejuvenating essence. the phase in which spending future together

is a promise of forever.

Imagining the house to built together is something like dreams living in four walls

calling home.

The holding hands is the most intimate thing one ever felt in life

and the forehead kiss is the warmth not even fire in hearth could provide.

It's like love is young and in its prime time.

It's mostly underrated but something everyone yearn and decide to call it otherwise.

Young Love,

how amatuer we make it sound.

_ns

[mymarbellaochoa]

El amor nos mueve, nos hace más humanos de lo que somos y nos impulsa a dar más de nosotros mismos, más allá de las fuerzas del alma 🥰 Hoy más que nunca el mundo necesita más humanidad, más coraje y valentía para construir un mundo mejor, donde nuestros niños y niñas se sientan seguros y puedan correr libremente por sus sueños con alegría, sin miedos, sin pánico, sin la zozobra constante que reina nuestros días actuales 🥰 Mi mundo... Nuestro mundo, merece más humanidad y menos individualismo radicales 🥰 Conciencia ♥️ Amor ♥️ Responsabilidad para darle a nuestros pequeños un ambiente sano libre de toda contaminación mental, inhumana, salvaje sin escrúpulos queriendo dañar a otros sin tomar medidas y prevenciones a tiempo ✍️🧠 Cerebro para desarrollar oportunidades que garanticen la paz y el bienestar para nuestros niños y niñas 💙💜 Ellos merecen todo lo mejor 💜💙🧠✍️ En cada instante de mi vida seguiré dando lo más que puedo profesionalmente por un mundo mejor para evitar una infancia perdida en el abismo sin retorno 🥰❤️ Sigo imparable de la mano de Dios y la Virgen Santísima ♥️🌹 . . . . . Gracias por leerme 💋🌹❤️✍️ #mymarbellaochoa #amazoninfluencer #amazonkindle . . . . . #my #escritos #likewriter #writing #writerslife #writings #lovewriter #lovethis #ama #amazonas #amazon #like4likes #likeforlikes #likesforlike #womanwhowrite #who #reallove #lifedrawing #writerslifeforme #me #children #peace #imparable #instagood #love (en The Word Network) https://www.instagram.com/p/B92uIe0Fdm3/?igshid=uf626xq9ve47

[mayapoetbe]

Believe in things you don't see! * * * #creativewriting #instapoetry #womanwhowrite #wordables #wordporn #micropoetry #poetrysociety #youngwriter #believe #feelings #qoutes #writtenbyme #poetrygram #mayapoetbe #poetryislife #shortpoetry #poetrycollection #wordhue #thepoetspost #poetsworldunite #doortooursouls #shotsofpoem #dazzedoutfeatures https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs_Gx3DBw6Q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nq4yc96wou5k

[her-life-without-you]

Tiping off the New Year with an old love of mine.