My grandmother used to say If you give it away too easily People will not value it If it’s too easy it won’t have worth And I realize All the time I thought truth Could be a beautiful thing I was just making it easier To be taken for granted and hurt But I don’tContinue reading Euphemism ~ Candice Daquin
This girl is all I am – Candice Louisa Daquin
There is a secret at the back of my throat a black tulip that won’t swallow the ash of memories I was you see, a girl of damage and plums you could see the embers beneath my eyes like eighties makeup and Adam Ant I was no prince charming but the girl who played theContinue reading This girl is all I am – Candice Louisa Daquin
Scarlet Lines – Candice Louisa Daquin
We were running so fast, lost our hold on reality it became a normal thing to wake when darkness blotted sky with festive blackout silence roamed halls of disapproval with tender switch then I tasted, the purity of life like a distilled drink, untouched by sweetness this draft did not yield to usual fears ofContinue reading Scarlet Lines – Candice Louisa Daquin
The hard as fuck girls – Candice louisa Daquin
The hard as fuck girls with their leopard eyes and sepia lips set in twisted, pigtail granite painted their hides with waterproofing like the kind you put in the bottom of swimming pools the muscles in their cheeks set so tight they’d break a gobstopper with one bite eating pickles like they were candy noContinue reading The hard as fuck girls – Candice louisa Daquin
It’s all I know to do – Candice Louisa Daquin
Silent men are often admired for their ability to endure quietly without complaint whilst women who speak out are many times, vilified behind their backs described as; “that obnoxious woman who talked too much” I lived with a silent man most of my life he stared out of windows and when people died, his lipsContinue reading It’s all I know to do – Candice Louisa Daquin
When never is not forever – Candice Louisa Daquin
The year is somewhere back when kissing in public would have resulted in a shaming it was not our shame but we carried it high on our cheeks as if it were the taunt of “lesbian bitches” like sharpened nails prodding us to flee and where could we run? not your closed-minded house, nor mineContinue reading When never is not forever – Candice Louisa Daquin
Final chance to submit to: “We Will Not Be Silenced” Anthology
Midnight, Monday 15th October is the deadline for submitting art/writing/poetry, this is an important, very timely project at a critical stage in history, your voices need to be heard! Previously published work you hold the copyright permissions on, are acceptable. Please add your voice. The story: Bruised But Not Broken, Whisper and the Roar, IndieContinue reading Final chance to submit to: “We Will Not Be Silenced” Anthology
