Thich Nhat Hanh (via nathonius)
With love: We know love.
Some women learn to love bruises,
Scratches, themselves,
Skin torn into/broken through,
The men that broke through
Them.
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Women know knots and the thrashing
Of skin with speed.
The first night, he traced her face,
The second, he made her bleed,
Set her thighs on fire,
The third night,…
