Never Be Bullied Into Silence

2021-06-082021-06-09 Miss Poison Quotes Bullied, Harvey Fierstein, Life, Quotes, Silence, Victim

"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself." -Harvey Fierstein

Stand Against Anti-Semitism

2021-05-212021-05-22 Miss Poison Anti-Semitism, Writing Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Be Louder Than Hate, Go Blue, Hate, Israel, Jews, Life, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Selective Activism, Selective Racism, Silence, Silence Is Violence, Systemic Racism, Terrorism, Terrorist Attacks, Truth, Writing

Blue for Solidarity. Blue to End Jew Hatred. Blue to show you are Jewish, or an ally of the Jewish people. I have watched the majority of my friends be silent on this matter since it began. I've had less than four of my friends say something to me directly. Listening to the Jewish community … Continue reading Stand Against Anti-Semitism

Dead Silence

2021-05-112021-05-12 Miss Poison Writing Being On The Right Side Of History, Ethnic Communities, Israel, Jerusalem Day Massacre, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Silence, Terrorism, Viola Davis, Violence, Where's Your Outrage, Writing

What I have to say will take some time, but over the past few days, all I've seen is RED. I don't know how people can look at themselves in the mirror and pretend nothing is happening in the world. I see the lies, the propaganda, the misinformation, and I wonder why people aren't seeking … Continue reading Dead Silence

Darkness Is A Strange Thing

Quote 2021-01-292021-01-30 Miss Poison Quotes Claustrophobia, Darkness, Quotes, Reggie Oliver, Silence

“Darkness is a strange thing — it is both infinite and confining; it holds you tight in its grasp, but it holds you suspended in a void. Silence operates in a similar way. Slowly the two combine to become a threat." ―Reggie Oliver

A Caturday of Silence

Image 2020-09-052020-09-06 Miss Poison Caturday, September Caturday, Chronic Pain, September, Silence

X-rays of half my body tomorrow. 😦 I'm trying not to work myself up into a stress frenzy. Ultimately, the results will be whatever they are. There's nothing I can do to change anything. I just have to move forward the best way I know how. Surgery is not on the table and I'd never … Continue reading A Caturday of Silence

There Is No Grief…

Quote 2020-08-142020-08-17 Miss Poison Quotes Grief, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Quotes, Silence

"There is no grief like the grief that does not speak." -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Perhaps The Most Important Thing We Bring…

Quote 2020-03-152020-03-15 Miss Poison Quotes Healing, Quotes, Rachel Naomi Remen, Sanctuary, Silence

“Perhaps the most important thing we bring to another person is the silence in us, not the sort of silence that is filled with unspoken criticism or hard withdrawal. The sort of silence that is a place of refuge, of rest, of acceptance of someone as they are. We are all hungry for this other … Continue reading Perhaps The Most Important Thing We Bring…

My Silences Had Not Protected Me

Quote 2018-10-112018-10-15 Miss Poison Quotes Audre Lorde, Differences, Feminism, Illness, Quotes, Silence, Speaking Out, Truth, Women, Words

“My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you. But for every real word spoken, for every attempt I had ever made to speak those truths for which I am still seeking, I had made contact with other women while we examined the words to fit a world in which we all … Continue reading My Silences Had Not Protected Me

Peaks, Valleys, and Being Named

2017-12-13 Miss Poison Writing Creativity, Direction, Fibromyalgia Pain, Health, Honesty, Inspiring Others, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Silence, Writing

It's disconcerting to be sitting here several years into this platform, and feel less sure of its direction than I did when I started out. 'Poison In Lethal Doses' was my decision to walk away from something that no longer suited me personally or served a greater purpose, and allowed me to return to my … Continue reading Peaks, Valleys, and Being Named

#WomenBoycottTwitter

2017-10-13 Miss Poison Women Notification, Silence, Twitter, Women Boycott Twitter

I am going silent on Twitter in support of women starting today. I will update all posts that haven't been added to the feed when the boycott lifts. In the meantime, feel free to join me over on Instagram (message me for the info if you don't already have it, or simply leave a comment … Continue reading #WomenBoycottTwitter