“but when i find a place to put my love, i will fucking die for you. i will hand over all my rations until you are fat and happy, and i am shriveled and happy. i will follow you across the country and i will take care of your dog and i will do your laundry. i will love you even when you yell at me. i will try to kiss you when you turn away. i will write poems and you won't read them. i will pretend that this is enough. this is enough. this is enough. this is enough. this is enough. this is-” LoveEnoughSadnessDamaged Book:Please Don't Go Before I Get Better Source: Please Don't Go Before I Get Better
“right now, i feel i am someone who is cold, insecure, nervous, idle. i am not the person i dream of being. i want to be warm and joyful, like i used to be before i decided i was too fucked up. i crave harmony in my relationships—i want to be better at considering others’ pain, and understanding their points of view without making snap judgments. i want to be patient. i want to be the free spirit i know that i am, not limited by my anxiety or depression.” RelationshipsDepressionHeartache Book:Please Don't Go Before I Get Better Source: Please Don't Go Before I Get Better
“i love good cries, loud sobs that soak your pillow that kind that come at the end of a perfect book you're gasping for air as droplets of salt water trickle down your cheeks into the corners of your mouth as your chest rises and falls and your vision is blurred by the tears but your mind is so clear and your every thought in that moment feels so meaningful and important and right it feels okay to just let it all out it makes you feel like you are free” MindBookPoetryAirCryTearsThoughtMeaningFreeSobs Book:Eighteen Years Source: Eighteen Years
“it's amazing how music can do that: make life feel so much more real.” PoetryMusicPoems Book:Please Don't Go Before I Get Better Source: Please Don't Go Before I Get Better
“you clutter my mind thoughts of you, thoughts of me with you thoughts that keep me from rest that ull me to sleep at night your words are like butter they're smooth and they're rich and they make the bitter bits better” LoveMindPoetryNightThoughtsBitterYouSmoothBetterBitter Bits Better Book:Eighteen Years Source: Eighteen Years
“I fear the birds will be able to love you better than I have.” LovePoetryRegret Book:Eighteen Years Source: Eighteen Years
“it's easy to look back and romanticize the bits of time when you were first getting to know someone. both of you were looking at each other the same way you have to look at the sun when it's in the middle of the sky; squinting because it's so bright.” Poems On Love And Longing Book:Please Don't Go Before I Get Better Source: Please Don't Go Before I Get Better