agentsab 's review for:

changing with the tides by Shelby Leigh

3.5

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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Favorite Quotes:
“to my mind:
we are at war, you and me.
 an everlasting exchange of insults and new wounds and apologies
that always come just a little too late.
by the time you say
i’m sorry
i have already absorbed the blow.
a new battle scar has risen on my skin.
my body cannot defend itself from you anymore.
and i’m scared a truce will never come.” Pg. 8 

“like an anchor
around my ankles,
i can’t escape the voice in my head that says you’ll never be anything but nothing.” Pg. 9

“to insecurity:
if i could step out of my body
and see myself from another view, would i recognize me?
would i see everything that i think is so wrong?
(would i see everything that i think is so unworthy of love?)” Pg. 10 

“i urge my mouth to open and push the words out. 
i have so much to say, but i choke on
self-doubt.” Pg. 11

“to my enemy:
how bravely you stood across from me when you didn’t stand a chance.
we raised our swords defiantly
for our battle to commence.
i knew all of your weaknesses
and defeated you with glee
but when you removed your helmet my reflection stared back at me.” Pg. 46

“you were radiant
long before the first sunray landed upon your skin.
you are radiant because of the glow you emit,
and though you feel like only one person,
the world would be dimmer without you in it.“ Pg. 108

“to the person i am today:
i promise i will start loving you again.
i just need to remember
how it feels to be proud of you,
to look in the mirror and be in awe of you.
i just need to remember what it was like before i told you
you weren’t good enough.
i buried you alive, piling doubt and loathing
onto your body like soil,
so only i can bring you back to life.
(and i will. i promise.)” Pg. 117