The Space Between Selves
A dark feminist blog exploring goddess mythology, modern womanhood, and female power through poetry, essays, and literary analysis. Along with some reviews of books I love.
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The Courage to Be Seen
The image captures the quiet ache of vulnerability. A lone figure sits beneath a bruised sunset sky, watching a fragile heart drift just above her, suspended between holding on and letting go. The glowing horizon feels soft and infinite, while the darkness gathering around her mirrors the uncertainty that comes with emotional honesty. There is loneliness in the scene, but also courage. The heart remains untethered enough to rise.
It reflects the emotional space between fear and truth. The moment before speaking the words that could change everything. A visual representation of hope wrapped in hesitation, of longing carried silently for too long. The image feels intimate and contemplative, like standing at the edge of becoming fully seen.
The Touch Starved Scorpio
To be a touch-starved Scorpio is to carry fire beneath still water.
To look composed while quietly aching for connection.
Not for attention. Not for fleeting affection.
But for the kind of touch that feels safe. True. Anchoring.
Scorpios do not crave many hands.
They crave the right ones.
When touch is missing, they turn inward.
Into ritual. Into writing. Into candlelit nights and secret prayers.
They learn to hold themselves when no one else is there.
But beneath the armour lives a simple truth:
“I want to be held. And I want it to mean something.” 🦂🕯️