Still digesting the piece, and I understand, as much as a man can , from my own experiences of voicelessness and being controlled and abused. Loved Girls, loved her desire for life, but was also painfully aware at her self destructive appetite for attention, like the dating show , and the mass shooter. All the same, different outcomes, different levels of consequences. Same source, denial of who we are, while allowing others to control us , or being controlled. A Merry Christmas to you all, and may your voice be clear and sing true.
Oh my gosh this explained so much about why I am feel so dissonance when I am around the always agreeable woman, who is never without a pleasant smile in place and always camera-ready. And whose true thoughts/self are inscrutable
Damnit another Substack I’m just going to have to subscribe to. Here for all of this and whatever else you are serving
Sorry not sorry! I plan to serve a lot more...
No please do!!! I’m so excited to see what else you have to say. 😍
Same same!!!!
I watch BIP! Ashley Iaconetti before Lace was another very emotional contestant, and I always admired how she made it very clear how she felt.
Um yes yes yes 👏
Because our emotions won’t kill anyone - except us, if we hold them in. That’s right. A very common, constant theme in my therapy office.
Omg, a therapist--you're my version of a celebrity. Thank you for everything.
Still digesting the piece, and I understand, as much as a man can , from my own experiences of voicelessness and being controlled and abused. Loved Girls, loved her desire for life, but was also painfully aware at her self destructive appetite for attention, like the dating show , and the mass shooter. All the same, different outcomes, different levels of consequences. Same source, denial of who we are, while allowing others to control us , or being controlled. A Merry Christmas to you all, and may your voice be clear and sing true.
This was my first taste of your writing and I’m loving it! Powerful, informative, comical. Just smashed that Subscribe button and can’t wait for more!
I'm blushing--thank you, thank you, thank you.
Oh my gosh this explained so much about why I am feel so dissonance when I am around the always agreeable woman, who is never without a pleasant smile in place and always camera-ready. And whose true thoughts/self are inscrutable
I experienced an overwhelming feeling of rage recently after weeks of reading the "news."
I sketched this out in about an hour, including a trip to a grocery. Revised it a bit after consulting some female friends.
If you copy this, you are ok to insert some choice blurts of your own.
Be well.
I am not an Island
I'm not an island
I'm a woman
I'm a lover, I am a giver
I have sisters
I'm a woman
I'm not an island
I am not a piece of property
That you can or can't afford
I am not your trader's favorite stock
But I'm not to be ignored
I am strong within my boundaries
I am not your fair absurd
I'm the fount of our salvation
And I will have the final word
I'm not an island
I'm a woman
I'm a lover, I am a giver
I have sisters
I'm not an island
I'm a woman
I'm a lover, I am a giver
I have sisters
I'm a woman
I'm not an island
I am the mighty hurricane
That will beat upon your shores
I am a resurrection
I am knocking on your doors
Do you think that I am kidding
Do even think at all
While you play your favorite pastimes
And throw your favorite balls
I'm not an island
I'm a woman
I'm a lover, I am a giver
I have sisters
I'm a woman
I'm not an island
I am thriving in the sunlight
I am living my ballet
I will harken to that music
As I hear my sisters play
With one step for the future
And one for all mankind
We shall weave this dance together
And advance in pace and kind
I'm not an island
I'm a woman
I'm a lover, I am a giver
I have sisters
I'm a woman
I'm not an island
Malcolm J McKinney 2023