The journey from girlhood to womanhood feels like countless lives pieced together. At every stage, I have wandered, explored, and pursued what I wanted. The men who came and went seemed to appear by some arrangement of their own, while there was precious little I could plan or control. Through all that searching, I came to understand that what I wanted was more than the happiness of a little woman. I'm grateful to every lover who helped me grow and become a better version of myself. I hope they can forgive me, too. After all, my tragic life was sealed from the moment I was born...
