“Most days, I find myself caught between who I’m expected to be and who I’m expected to avoid being, a dreadful tug-of-war where my existence is the rope. I hope there comes a day when I can be free from society’s shackles, a day when I can simply be myself unapologetically.”— Maxwell Diawuoh, NaPoWriMo Day 16 - Identity / Once A Day (04/16/18)
““Are you sure you won’t take him back this time?” Skepticism was written all over her face and it infuriated me. “Yes, because there’s nothing to chase after. The feelings are still there but there’s no honesty, loyalty or trust anymore so what would I even be chasing? A healthy relationship cannot exist without those three things. So yeah, it’s really over and he’ll regret letting me go one day. ””— I deserve more than someone I have to chase after - Jess Amelia
Yevgeny Yevtushenko, tr. by Albert C. Todd, from “Waiting,” wr. c. 1963