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Haley Scott's avatar

Hey, I’m Haley.

I’ve seen too much to stay quiet, so I write.

The Unquiet Mind is where I speak the truths we’re taught to swallow.

If that resonates, I’d love for you to join me.

https://substack.com/@haleysscott?r=5xf16g&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile

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Bougie Hippie's avatar

🖤

i don’t bend for love.

i consume.

i don’t wait to be chosen.

i fucking choose.

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laurel cynara's avatar

A shock of title is bringing me to this

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B. T. Lane Writer's avatar

This poem is very well-rounded and thought out. I can’t imagine the circumstance or pain you had to go through to write this. Thank you for sharing.

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Obsidian's avatar

Now this is poetry

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pen n. bolsillo's avatar

facts. all the way through. just brilliant. then the kicker: 'your pain: the rhyme they could never find.' this takes the prize. this is poetry. this is pain. thank you for laying it down so perfectly.

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Michael Parshall's avatar

Does this essay tell me with absolute certainty that you seldom wear a burka?

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Lara's avatar

POWERFUL.

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All Things Mankin(d)'s avatar

Well done.

You are a favorite poet of mine right now.

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Rea de Miranda's avatar

We birth gods! Fuck yes!!

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Sage Taylor Kingsley's avatar

Pussy power!!!

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Unforgotten Books's avatar

Brilliant!

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Natalie Harisson's avatar

Sooooo Beautiful ❤️

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CP Giligen's avatar

Fuck, that had me sideways and screaming, and im XY

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Student Of Life's avatar

Pussy is holy, and when I kneel before her and kiss her I know that I am in communion with the universe

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Eliza Benson's avatar

This had me breathless

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