Tag Archives: femininity

Never Again

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

She believed in her own heart. They suppressed it. She believed in her own thoughts. They suppressed those too. She believed in her aspirations. They dismantled them. She believed in her freedom. They dismantled that too. She believed in her … Continue reading →

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The Feminine Flame

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

On her knees, she lit the candle, beheld the beauty, the tranquility, the understated power. Feminine strength, elegant and graceful, often content to nurture and heal until wronged, and then an inferno in a leopard’s eyes. Let them scoff and … Continue reading →

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Incantation Inquisition

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

Magisterial babble lingered in a void it couldn’t fill, horizontal candles turning to melt futility. Whispered conjuring, the tribunal’s forbidden feminine fearing what she could do with her own mind. Nevermore tragic hands, spread fate between splayed fingers, the course … Continue reading →

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Echo

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

She was but a sound, a melody within, harmony in the air, gentle words to settle, a whispered song, a subtle vibration. Through space and time her feminine compassion sought a neglected wall, not to block her potential, but to … Continue reading →