When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. B…

Audre Lorde
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When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak. ✨ Audre Lorde (1995). The Black Unicorn: Poems, p.25, W. W. Norton & Company
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When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak. ✨ Audre Lorde (1995). The Black Unicorn: Poems, p.25, W. W. Norton & Company

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