spaghetti strap-sized scoldinggirls used to get sent home fortheir sunburnt shoulders why would we make it so easy to oglewhy would we make it so worth looking at how often were we taught thatsomeone else’s wandering gazewas our fault
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If you’re not reading Elle, perhaps you should be. This poem is a gut-punch and will remain with me for quite some time.
Let it marinate. It’ll stick with you too.
A Cornered Gurl 
Powerful. I will look up more of her work. Thank you.
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You’re quite welcome!
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Yes, a gut-punch.
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I wasn’t reading Elle. Now I am.
Thank you for sharing❤︎
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You’re welcome!
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Indeed, powerful…. we women were always taught to blame ourselves. Especially back in my day.
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I think I am still deeply conditioned with what she says, still carrying traces of guilt, shame of all of said by her.
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I’m sure many of us women have pieces of guilt and shame within us for what we were told and how we were raised regarding boys and men.
“When we know better, we do better.” I wish our elders and parents understood that above statement way more back then.
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So true.
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