You are the joy in my life. I am a mess but I will be the j… - Roxane Gay

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You are the joy in my life. I am a mess but I will be the joy in yours … When you touch me, you feel through me, through the ugliness beneath my skin, you make me feel, you hold me together, you push my skin back into its proper place. When you see me next, I will be wearing your ring on my left finger. I will say yes. You will hear me.

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Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and commentator.

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