Before we dive into the conversation of our many....MANY adventures of being a WLW.. I wanted to explain the importance of the violet.
Here is a tiny history lesson: In the 20th century, especially in New York, many women used to explain their sapphic love to other women by giving them bouquets of beautiful violets. BUT this book was not only inspired by this act of love, it actually came from a FAMOUS AND LEGENDARY woman in 630 B.C named Sappho. A woman who lived in ancient times and continues to influence the LGBT world with her works of passion towards other women. A.K.A SHE WAS A HARDCORE WLW AND YOU WILL GET TO KNOW HER MORE AND MORE THROUGHOUT THIS BOOK.
Sappho made numerous poems about her desires to be with women. She explained how women were mystical wonders and how they constantly made her happy to be among them. Here is an excerpt from one of her poems:
Please -Sappho
Come back to me, Gongyla, here tonight,
You, my rose, with your Lydian lyre.
There hovers forever around you delight:
A beauty desired.
Even your garment plunders my eyes.
I am enchanted: I who once
Complained to the Cyprus-born goddess,
Whom I now beseech
Never to let this lose me grace
But rather bring you back to me:
Amongst all mortal women the one
I most wish to see.
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Beautiful right?! I WISH WE ALL HAD SOMEONE TO WRITE POEMS PROFESSING THEIR LOVE TO US! so this is why I used the plant: Viola to help each other realize our full potential for success and love in this hetero-normative world.
P.S :The words lesbian and sapphic actually come from the influence of her works!
SO take this violet as a beacon of hope, love, and trust because THIS is going to be a LONG journey my fellow WLW :)
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