petals for armor 🌺 sentence starters
‘ rage is a quiet thing. ’
‘ you think that you’ve tamed it, but it’s just lying in wait. ’
‘ there’s so many ways to give in. ’
‘ how to draw the line between wrath and mercy? ’
‘ if i had seen my reflection as something more precious, he would’ve never. ’
‘ if my child needed protection from a fucker like that man. ’
‘ 'cause nothing cuts like a mother. ’
‘ wrap yourself in petals. ’
‘ wrap yourself in petals for armor. ’
‘ don’t nobody tell me that god don’t have a sense of humor. ’
‘ now that i finally wanna live, the ones i love are dying. ’
‘ it tastes so bitter on my tongue. ’
‘ the truth’s a killer. ’
‘ but i can’t leave it alone. ’
‘ who else am i gonna lose before i am ready? ’
‘ and who’s gonna lose me? ’
‘ on the walls of my home, there are signs that i’m alone. ’
‘ talk to my dog, he don’t mind. ’
‘ home is where i’m feminine, smells like citrus and cinnamon. ’
‘ i’m not lonely, i am free. ‘
‘ but if i let you in, you would never wanna leave. ’
‘ so why you creeping ‘round here? ’
‘ strange you’re not a threat to me. ’
‘ don’t you know that i’m a moon in daylight? ’
‘ it always starts as something so simple and innocent but too much of anything, you never know how to quit. ’
‘ just keep on suckin’ on the memory of him. ’
‘ we keep our distance now. ’
‘ i try not to think about what happened last night outside his house. ’
‘ take the elephant by the hand and hold it. ’
‘ it’s cruel to tame a thing that don’t know its strength. ’
‘ but better to walk beside it than underneath. ’
‘ don’t look in my eyes, i feel a sudden desire. ’
‘ every morning I wake up from a dream of you holding me underwater. ’
‘ is that a dream or a memory? ’
‘ pretty cool i’m still alive. ’
‘ i beat it like a dead horse. ‘
‘ oh, i stayed with you too long. ’
‘ sometimes it’s good to be the bigger person but i’m so small i can’t compare. ’
‘ i got what i deserved, i was the other woman first. ’
‘ when i said goodbye, I hope you cried. ’
‘ little wrinkle by your eye i never noticed ‘til right now. ’
‘ i can remember the wolves at your heels. ’
‘ you never questioned why she is here. ’
‘ all of your good and your evil, well, babe, you can leave it with me.’
‘ i am beside you, famine or fire. ’
‘ who could take your place? who could take mine? ’
‘ none could take your place, none could take mine. ’
‘ if there’s resistance, it makes you stronger, it’s not the end. ’
‘ it’s the right time to come alive, baby, if you wanna try. ’
‘ tell yourself it ain’t over yet. ’
‘ it’s the right time to get out of your head.’
‘ i have seen your body and i have seen your beauty. ’
‘ so what do i care and what do you care if i grow? ’
‘ i think of all the wilted women who crane their necks to reach a window.’
‘ i myself was a wilted woman, drowsy in a dark room, forgot my roots, now watch me bloom. ’
‘ i will not compare other beauty to mine. ’
‘ i will not return to where i once was. ’
‘ and now i can’t seem to remember why we ever felt we had to say goodbye. ’
‘ i can’t feel your energy no more. ’
‘ i spent the weekend at home again, drawing circles on the floor. ’
‘ i just wanna talk about it, i know i freaked you out. ’
‘ sorry for freaking out. ’
‘ the opposite of love is fear. ’
‘ wait till i open up to you. ’
‘ if i want pure love, must stop acting so tough. ’
‘ if i want your love, i’ve got to open up. ’
‘ a deeper way to understand the line between who you are and who i am. ’
‘ cause to let you in, is true compromise. ’
‘ guess you really got to call your own bluff if you want pure love. ’
‘ my feet won’t touch the ground beneath me. ’
‘ i’m flying but i’m not afraid to fall. ’
‘ if anybody asks it, i’m taken. ’
‘ it’s easy to see how people stop believing, 'cause everyone i know’s got a broken heart. ’
‘ though i’m still picking up my pieces, he makes me wanna give it another shot. ’
‘ would i do it all again? yeah, in a second. might’ve taken thirty years, but i was always on my way to him. ’
‘ do you taste old shame when you lick my wounds? ’
‘ i feel redeemed in spite of you. ’
‘ could you be the silver lining like sugar on the rim?’
‘ you took me by surprise. ’
‘ i’m not afraid of the dark side. ’
‘ maybe we just had to feel it so we know the difference. ’
‘ 'cause it just gets sweeter by the day. ’
‘ how lucky i feel to be in my body again. ’
‘ how lovely i feel not to have to pretend. ’
‘ you wanna look inside of me and just watch me bloom. ’
‘ i’m alive in spite of me. ’
‘ watch me while i bloom. ’
‘ baby you got a lot of shit to learn. ’
‘ i don’t want to shut you out. ’
‘ i don’t wanna rush around, or slow down. ’
‘ i wanna make it crystal clear that i won’t give in to the fear. ’
‘ i remember standing on the edge, closing my eyes, counting to three. ’
‘ here we go, gonna risk it again. let’s hope it’s the last time.’
‘ we don’t know how this could end. ’
‘ i’m still right here. ’