Archive - I Needed That Tea

"She Said,‘I Don’t Want to See It.’”

I didn’t know what she would do or say next, and I wasn’t willing to find out.

Jun 19 •

December 2024

External Exchanges

So much of who I was had been comprised by others’ thoughts of me.

Dec 21, 2024 •

November 2024

“I’d like to start using she/they pronouns.”

Nov 21, 2024 •

September 2024

Lover's Memorabilia

I thought of you and your birthday today...

Sep 27, 2024 •

August 2024

To fall in love with a Black woman is majestic in a way that only those who have the courage to experience this type of intimacy explore.

Aug 22, 2024 •

June 2024

We Should Talk...

This was the only thing I wrote in the email with an open invitation to talk whenever she was free.

Jun 18, 2024 •

May 2024

To be methodical, you have to have patience to see it through.

May 21, 2024 •

April 2024

as in your chosen family…

Apr 5, 2024 •

March 2024

Unrequited, as in the love is not reciprocal…

Mar 19, 2024 •

February 2024

Lingering Glances

The stain from my lipstick stayed on the frame of her lips...

Feb 16, 2024 •

Grief as in it is permanent for this lifetime...

Feb 8, 2024 •

January 2024

I want someone whose love language correlates with and validates our connection.

Jan 25, 2024 •

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