A Lifestyle Blog by Sarah Rose
My Book
"I Like It Cuz It's Pink" explores romantic, self, and familial love in evocative and inspiring language. It is a feminist manifesto, toppling the notion that women should be anything but ferociously themselves. It wanders through the darkness of not-enoughness in romantic relationships. Dives headfirst into the warm, sultry waters of self-love. Sinks sharp teeth into poverty and inter-generational not-knowing. It is a work of art, a labor of love, and a tribute to every woman who has ever felt like she is less. You are endlessly, irrefutably beautiful. Flaws and all. You simply have to believe it.
I like it cuz it’s pink
cotton candy bubblegum roses and rosé
flamingos grapefruit lollipops
half-washed blood stains
on a pale pink thong
my lips his lips her lips
kisses
pink panther Pink Floyd pretty in pink
Valentine’s Day heart-shaped declarations of
luv u 4ever babe bmine
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I like it cuz it’s pink he said between my legs
like a good boy
kissing it licking it flicking it
none of it felt great but I also didn’t hate it
liked the way his mouth tasted after we finished
pink eyes pink lies the pink t-shirt I was wearing
when he promised me
I will love you forever
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the way his mouth quivered
the way my spine shivered
the way I learned words
don’t mean a damn thing
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there’s a rare pink river dolphin in South America
endangered by humans dumping shit in our water
opening our mouths and closing our eyes
surprised when we see something gorgeous
surprised that anything we do
could lead to our demise
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I like it cuz it’s pink
I whispered in his ear
the Christmas he bought me a beryl stone necklace
shaped like an S for my name
he thought I’d adore some narcissistic jewelry
and I do, or I did before I threw it in the river
after he left, stomped on me
like a pink starburst wrapper
stuck to the sole of a shoe
spit chewed and swallowed
like a stork swallows fish
whole and squirming all the way down
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he promised if I jumped high enough
and dove into him
I’d find a rare pink river dolphin
swimming in his chest
I like it cuz it’s red
he whispered the night
he carved out my heart and bit it
his lips turning pinkish like they always did
when I kissed him with lipstick
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pink matter pink salt pink lemonade
pretty in pink Valentine’s Day heart-shaped
declarations of luv u 4ever babe bmine
- Sarah McMahon
