I am not complaining. I am strong. I am used to making myself coffee and calculating my decisions in my head. But this world sometimes puts up such obstacles that I want to see someone without words. To hear: “You can be happy” and believe.

I am strong, but I am a woman. I can stay awake, forget about pain, see beauty in clenched hands. I believe in tenderness and passion. In a look that will say a million words.

So today I am writing to all women:
you deserve to be loved, heard and understood. Even when the world forces you to be silent. Believe me: a quiet look can also love.