The Secrets My Skirts Keep by Claudia Jean

Title: The Secrets My Skirts Keep
Author: Claudia Jean
Genre: Poetry
Audience: Mature
Released: 2/14/2024
Price (USD): $15 Paperback

Vibes: For readers who like deeply personal stories that turn over the rocks of human existence to examine the grimy underbelly of our nature. It dives into the effects of sexual violence, trust and mistrust, obedience, loyalty, and addiction.

Synopsis:

I am a love addict.

Twelve-year-old me would read that and think “what a slut.” How can I blame her? She came from the you look prettier when you smile generation and grew up digging her nails into her dimples to hold her cheeks up.

That’s what happens when boys are boys.

For a long time, I refused to believe anything was wrong with me. How can there be anything wrong with love? Like fate, love comes with a line. You can twist and bend that line like a body. You can even convince the body that abusing it is love. It’s not long until the lines between love, abuse, fate, and the body become so blurred, there’s no way to tell them apart. After enough time, you can’t help but wonder:

at what point does one stop chasing love?

at what point do we stop needing it?