Diary in Poems
A source page for quotes linked to Hanna Abi Akl.
“like a puzzle we constantly seek to be whole”
“Those of us worth saving left this place long ago”
“I could still be more human in anything I wrote than by interacting with any of these people.”
“too often i was afraid to test the limits of kindness without inviting betrayal or backstab”
“Throwing away Compassion Care And kindness We slowly seep Into rotting sewers”
“Sometimes a man has to fight so hard for life that he forgets to live it.”
“The game of writing wasn’t fair.”
“i fear as much the long, slow suffering as the thunderous, sudden end”
“Darling, Never trust the words of a poet But hold onto his heart As he holds onto yours”
“Let me feel The beating of your heart So that I May feel again”
“and while love is still our greatest benchmark it puts us in a grueling bout against ourselves”
“i was no longer afraid of growing old & stupid & alone”
“Poetry is the holy verse all else is blasphemy”
“even poets — the most glorified species on earth — are selfish: they draw their power from misery”
“Life is no more than a song performed in an open garden.”
“the pillars of hope have been built on your name”
“what i miss most is certainly the words and the quiet”
“Honey, I write The dirty Way I’m not afraid Of going Into the darkest Corners Of the Word”
“the best places aren’t easy to see; instead of following light one must follow silence”