“No matter your wreckage. There will be someone to find you beautiful, despite the cruddy metal. Your ruin is not to be hidden behind paint and canvas. Let them see the cracks. Someone will come to sing into these empty spaces.” MatterBeautifulSpaceBehindsEmptyPaintDespiteRuinsCracksMetalsCanvasEmpty SpaceWreckage Author:Sarah Kay
“Because there's nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it's sent away.” WayLoveInspirationalMatterBeautifulNatureSeaKissingOceanRefuseMy SoulBeachCuteShoreOcean SeaBest NatureOceans And SeasSeashoreBeach And OceanBeach OceanSea And SkySea And BeachShorelineCool BeachKissing SomeoneBeautiful BeachOcean Currents Author:Sarah Kay
“It does not matter how strong your gravity is, we were always meant to fly.” DoeMatterStrongGravity Author:Sarah Kay
“There is hurt that cannot be fixed by band aids or poetrybecause no matter how wide you stretch your fingers, your hands will always be too small to catch all the pain you want to heal. Believe me, I’ve tried.” WantBelieveMatterHandsPainHurtBandFingersWideAidsHealFixedBelieve In MeBand Aid Author:Sarah Kay
“But in Hiroshima, some people were wiped clean away, leaving only a wristwatch or a diary page. So no matter that I have inhibitions to fill all my pockets, I keep trying, hoping that one day I'll write a poem I can be proud to let sit in a museum exhibit as the only proof I existed.” PeopleWritingTryingI CanMatterLinesProudOne DayPagesCleanLeavingProofHopefulPocketsMuseumsBe ProudDiariesKeep TryingExhibitsPoignantHiroshimaInhibitions Author:Sarah Kay
“If I should have a daughter, instead of "Mom," she's going to call me "Point B," because that way she knows that no matter what happens, at least she can always find her way to me.” IfsKnowsWayShouldMatterHappensMomDaughterShould HaveNo Matter WhatCall Me Author:Sarah Kay
“I think there is a human instinct to tell stories, no matter who you are or where you live.” ThinkingHumansMatterStoriesWho You AreInstinctWhere You Live Author:Sarah Kay