they tried to teach me to be afraid of my dichotomies…

they tried to teach me to be afraid of my dichotomies... to believe that dynamic girls are dangerous things.

they tried to teach me
to be afraid of my dichotomies… to believe
that dynamic girls are “dangerous things.”

but i’ve been learning that some days i will
tend to flowers, and some days i will hold fire,
and “good girls” are also passionate girls,
and “good women” are also free women…

and that will only be a dangerous thing to
the ones who want us to live afraid.

– butterflies rising

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mamas are lovers and dreamers…

mamas are lovers and dreamers and free spirits, too. and that doesn't mean you don't find yourself

mamas are lovers
and dreamers and free spirits, too.
and that doesn’t mean you don’t find
yourself in who you are to the ones you love…
but you also matter as you are,
in who you are, for you.
and you can be a lover and a dreamer
and a free spirit, too.

– butterflies rising

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