TanzaniteGlitters

Daddy Issues

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:08:48 -0400

I want to be able to love freely; with no attachments…

but I always seem to get stuck to them like glue.

Detaching is like ripping an old band aid from sensitive skin.

I blame my father.

-Alex Elle

Daddy Issues pt.2

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:08:15 -0400

alexandraelle:

I eat men.

I spit them out.

I break their hearts because my daddy broke mine.

It’s only right, right?

I run from them.

They are wanted but not welcomed here.

My mother tried her best, she blames my father.

-Alex Elle

Daddy Issues pt.3

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:07:32 -0400

alexandraelle:

I’ve grown a lot.

I’ve forgiven my father.

I’ve found a man and I love him.

Hurting forever will only delaying healing.

I am in charge of my life.

I take full responsibility for my happiness.

Not all men are like my father.

I no longer blame him for not knowing how to raise me

because

at the end of the day I was uplifted by a Queen and she taught me how to love ME.

-Alex Elle

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Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:54:50 -0400

"I think that if I could just accept the fact that my life is supposed to be difficult. You know,..."

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 17:03:43 -0400

““I think that if I could just accept the fact that my life is supposed to be difficult. You know, that’s what to be expected, then I might not get so pissed-off about it and I’ll just be glad when something nice happens.””

- Jesse, Before Sunrise (via jaboogie)

portraitsofboston: “Hey man, take my picture!” “I can’t do it....

Wed, 29 May 2013 19:56:33 -0400

portraitsofboston:

“Hey man, take my picture!”

“I can’t do it. It’s too dark.”

“Yeah, we need some light. Let’s go over there.”

“Are you homeless?”

“Yes, I am.”

“How long have you been homeless?”

“15 years. I’ve been in Boston 8 months. Before that I was in Washington, Virginia, New York, Philadelphia, Louisiana, Florida…”

“Why didn’t you stay in Florida? It’s so much warmer.”

“I wanted to see my family. But they don’t want to see me. They don’t understand depression. They treat me like dirt. Homeless people treat me better than my family.”

“And what happened 15 years ago? How did you end up on the streets?”

“I tried to burn myself twice. I had 30 surgeries. I was dead two times, but God brought me back. I don’t know why.”

“And why did you do it?”

“I was depressed. Why you crying?”

“Because you are a beautiful person, and my family is really messed up, and I’ve been very depressed. I think I can understand you.”

“Yes, I am a good person. And when you take people’s pictures, don’t disrespect them.”

“No, man, I won’t. I like people. That’s why I take their pictures.”

“And when you make your portfolio, don’t denigrate people. Let the pictures speak for themselves.”

“I will. Are you safe on the streets?”

“Yes, I am…And now I have $8 to buy me some food.”

“That’s all I have. Next time I see you, I will give you more.”

“No, man. It ain’t all about money. Give me a hug. And next time you see me, give me a hug again. And thanks for taking my picture.”

freeselfdefense: Rape Escape Easy and very effective Requires...

Wed, 29 May 2013 19:49:20 -0400

freeselfdefense:

Rape Escape

Easy and very effective

Requires nothing but your body

Includes attack

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Wed, 29 May 2013 19:43:30 -0400

bossladyjay8: Ultimate devastation!

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:23:54 -0400

bossladyjay8:

Ultimate devastation!

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Mon, 20 May 2013 00:36:28 -0400

"Didn’t you know I was waitin’ on you? Waitin’ on a dream that’ll never come true."

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:12:22 -0400

“Didn’t you know I was waitin’ on you? Waitin’ on a dream that’ll never come true.”

- Kanye West, Bad News (via passionxpainxpleasure)

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Mon, 20 May 2013 00:08:42 -0400

alaskayxxng: Me. Every day.

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:59:16 -0400

alaskayxxng:

Me. Every day.

"Your words have no meaning Cause you continue to do the same thing Now sorry is a sorry word I’m..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:43:47 -0400

“Your words have no meaning
Cause you continue to do the same thing
Now sorry is a sorry word
I’m sorry that you’re sorry but sorry is not good enough for me baby”

- (via laviniashari)

Tarrus Riley - Sorry is a Sorry Word
(via livelaughlovelocs)

blackandkillingit: darkskinnedblackbeauty: Vanessa Mdee Black...

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:43:16 -0400

blackandkillingit:

darkskinnedblackbeauty:

Vanessa Mdee

Black Girls Killing It Shop BGKI NOW

"No one in my family, not one of my friends or classmates realized that I was going through life..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:41:41 -0400

“No one in my family, not one of my friends or classmates realized that I was going through life asleep.
It was literally true: I was going through life asleep. My body had no more feeling than a drowned corpse. My very existence, my life in the world, seemed like a hallucination. A strong wind would make me think my body was about to be blown to the end of the earth, to some land I had never seen or heard of, where my mind and body would separate forever. ‘Hold tight,’ I would tell myself, but there was nothing for me to hold on to.”

- Haruki Murakami, Sleep (via larmoyante)

cottoncandyfro: This makes me want to cry and laugh at the same...

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:40:28 -0400

cottoncandyfro:

This makes me want to cry and laugh at the same time.

heisenbergchronicles: What Would You Like To Do Now? by Pauline...

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:24:39 -0400

heisenbergchronicles:

What Would You Like To Do Now? by Pauline Acalin in Costa Mesa, CA

Links: T-shirts available on Redbubble / Facebook / Behance / Etsy

youngblackandvegan: black male excellence

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:12:19 -0400

youngblackandvegan:

black male excellence

tuupacshakuur: Snoop Dogg: What people don’t know is that...

Sat, 04 May 2013 02:23:04 -0400

tuupacshakuur:

Snoop Dogg: What people don’t know is that Tupac really kept me and my wife together. There came a point in time where I just felt like I didn’t need to be in a relationship. It was becoming a headache to me, and all these girls wanted to be with me. I was like, “F—- that, I can have any bitch that I want.” We was flying back from Belize with a gang of the homies from Death Row. [The homies] was like, “Yeah man, f—- that bitch! My baby momma ain’t sh—.” They was tellin’ me about how their relationships were. Then Pac just was like, “Man, f—- that! That’s your son’s mother. You love her. She’s the only one that’s gonna love you.” The sh— he was sayin’, it was real.

It was sounding crazy comin’ from him because he didn’t have no relationship like that. For him to tell me that, the sh— really stuck in my heart. When I got home [me and my son’s mother] pieced it back together. We worked it out and eventually got married. I gave him a lot of credit for that because I didn’t have no direction. I didn’t have nobody to talk to and I was young and I didn’t really know. His advice stood out more than the negative advice did.