I'm Not Scared

“I’m not scared of the monsters

hidden underneath my bed.

I’m much more scared of the boys

with messy brown hair, sleepy eyes,

& mouths that only know

how to form half-truths.”

~ Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

We Swallowed The Chaos

“We swallowed the chaos because we knew 

we didn't want to be ordinary.”

~ Robert M Drake

Over Time

“Over time as most people fail the survivor's 

exacting test of trustworthiness, 

she tends to withdraw from relationships. 

The isolation of the survivor 

thus persists even after she is free.”

~ Judith Lewis Herman, Trauma and Recovery: 

The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

We Swallowed The Chaos

“We swallowed the chaos because 

we knew we didn't want to be ordinary.”

~ Robert M. Drake