yo, whatever. โœจ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ

bro,
itโ€™s all good.

๐Ÿฅฐ

just say,
you donโ€™t wanna
generate
the mental capacity
to actually
fucking visualize
what iโ€™m actively fucking
living through, right fucking now.

nah.

you donโ€™t wanna get it.

likeโ€”
actually get it.

โœจ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’…๐Ÿ

people keep
asking me shit like:
โ€œhey, did you ever look at that thing i sent you?โ€

lol. ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿ‘
nah.

i want to scream,
yo, are you serious?
girl,
i canโ€™t even sort
my fucking mail.

i canโ€™t wash
my fucking face.
without
a toddler
screaming for my
attention,
because
i am all
sheโ€™s fucking got.

โœจ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ›Ÿ

yeah, thatโ€™s fucking it.
no, for realโ€”

what the fuck, yโ€™all??

do you know
what fucking drowning
looks like in real time?
it looks like
a hundred
unopened envelopes
on the counter
and cold coffee
in the microwave
from three fucking days ago.

do you know what
no sleep looks like?
nah,
like fucking zero.
it looks like me
losing ten pounds in two weeks
because
i donโ€™t have time
to remember food exists.

but,
nah yโ€™all are busy. ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿซถ

every
single
one.

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘โœจ

fucking forever. โœจ

nah,
we just got cashapp.
so i can
fucking
pretend
to save myself ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’–
for minus
five fucking minutes.

and then
go back underwater.

๐Ÿฆˆ๐Ÿ’ฅ

bro.
i needed a fucking human.

โญ๐Ÿ‘ not an amazon delivery.
โญ๐Ÿ‘ not a food run.
โญ๐Ÿ‘ not more shit
to organize by myselfโ€”
โญ๐Ÿ‘ not even an
emotional nod
of fucking support.
and definitely
โญ๐Ÿ‘ not your fucking pityโ€”
masked as fucking help.

babe,
iโ€™ve been begging
for a goddamn body. โœจ
for hands
to hold my
teething toddler.
to help
me unload
the fucking groceries.
to help
me unpack
the garage
my other asshole โ€œfriendsโ€
left fucking trashed.

but nah.
endless excuses.
fucking forever.
busy.
for years.
never even seen my home.
or
only stop by
on the way
to somewhere fucking else.
absolutely legendary.
yo,
for real?
i didnโ€™t do shit
to deserve this.

you just like
your justifications
more than my
uncomfortable
ugly
abusiveโ€”

lived fucking reality.

โœจ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿ‘โœจ

when i write these posts,
itโ€™s not because
iโ€™m fine.
itโ€™s because
itโ€™s the only moment
i get to thinkโ€”
at 3 a.m.,
in the glow
of a fucking tv,
while my kid finally
stops crying
and my dog
stops pacing the fucking hallway
because
we all know
the house ainโ€™t fucking safe.

and then?
people nod their heads
at my โ€œyo, please,โ€
close the fucking text message,
and go back to bed.

โœจ๐Ÿ‘โญโญโญ๐Ÿ‘โœจ

but listen,
i stay awake.
because
thereโ€™s no fucking shift change.
no other adult.
no one coming
to hold the line
tomorrow morning.

or ever.

so nope.

i am not ignoring you.
i am not flaking.
i am not โ€œnot prioritizing.โ€
i am fucking surviving.
and barely.

๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’–

and i am
begging
the fucking universe
for someone
who actually understands
that survival
doesnโ€™t fit fucking neatly
between their
yoga class
and their
fucking target run.

thank you.

โœจ๐Ÿซถโœจ

Samantha Lee Lowe

sammie lowe is a single mom, law student, and founder of bodhi cleaning co.โ€”an ethical, femme-forward cleaning collective rooted in fairness, ritual, and rage. born from survival and built with purpose, her work redefines what it means to clean houseโ€”physically, emotionally, and systemically. she blends practicality with a little bit of magic, runs on justice and white vinegar, and believes that women shouldnโ€™t have to choose between making money and making meaning. this isnโ€™t a side hustle. itโ€™s a standard.

http://sammielowe.com/
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