I'm Not Afraid, or I Can Do This

Rima: I used to tell myself only, i am the author of my life. It felt very audacious to me because i didn't identify as an author back then. When we divorced, he added a clause in our divorce that said i could never say i was married to him or that i had had children with him. After i signed my divorce documents, i literally lost my voice for three weeks. Metaphorically, it's taken me almost 20 years to get it back. The one thing i want now is ownership of my voice. In a way, i can now see that i was paid to stay quiet,. With the meto movement, i'm seen other women were