What will it be this time
the thing
that I did wrong
the thing
I didn't do
the flaw
that I am
"There's hope, so much hope, in this recurring opportunity to shift our story—but will we ever grab it by its horns and seek out peace, real peace for once, once and for all?"
“‘You need to cover your arms – you're way too skinny,’ my best friend said over dinner. I shoveled more peanut sauce over my meal, just so she wouldn't think I was trying to be thin on purpose.”
Mona Angéline’s writing was published in Rebelle Society in 2015 along with her visual art. She didn’t consider herself a writer at that point in time and has perfected her craft and foreign language ability since then.