“the truth is you were born for you. you were wanted by you. you came for you. you are here for you. your existence is yours. yes.” — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share Image
“the first time the caregiver saw it on the child. they said ‘no. don’t you dare. you will not grow up thinking you are unwanted. because your parents. chose themselves. over you. this will not be your story because it… — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share Image
“i am trying to remember you and let you go at the same time. — the mourn” — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share
“there are feelings. you haven’t felt yet. give them time. they are almost here. – fresh” — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share
“to be waterdrugged into rejecting the nuances of my own bursting extraordinary self. and to have this be called education.” — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share
“when you meet that person. a person. one of your soulmates. let the connection. relationship. be what it is. it may be five mins.… — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share
“fell apart many times. so. what does that say about me besides i live through wars.” — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share
“stay is a sensitive word. we wear who stayed and who left in our skin forever” — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share
“black women breathe flowers, too. just because we are taught to grow them in the lining of our quiet (our grandmothers secret) does nor… — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share
“sometimes the beauty of my people is so thick and intricate. i spend days trying to undo my eyes so i can sleep.” — nayyirah waheed Copy Share
“the truth is you were born for you. you were wanted by you. you came for you. you are here for you. your existence… — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share
