Blessing Quote by Warsan Shire

You are terrifying, and strange, and beautiful. Something not everyone knows how to love.

— Warsan Shire

“the year of letting go, of understanding loss. grace. of the word ‘no’ and also being able to say ‘you are not kind’. the…

— Warsan Shire

How far have you walked for men who've never held your feet in their laps?

— Warsan Shire

And you tried to change, didnt you? Closed your mouth more. Tried to be softer, prettier, less volatile, less awake¦ You cant make homes…

— Warsan Shire

“you were like an ulcer on the inside of my cheek that my tongue could not stop touching. loving you was like watching a…

— Warsan Shire

Essentially, if our secrets are secrets because we are told to be ashamed, then we must share them. There is no shame in being…

— Warsan Shire

Document the moments you feel most in love with yourself - what you're wearing, who you're around, what you're doing. Recreate and repeat.

— Warsan Shire

“Loving you was like going to war; I never came back the same.”

— Warsan Shire

Every mouth you’ve ever kissed was just practice. All the bodies you’ve ever undressed and ploughed in to were preparing you for me. I…

— Warsan Shire

My alone feels so good, I'll only have you if you're sweeter than my solitude.

— Warsan Shire

“i give myself five days to forget you. on the first day i rust. on the second i wilt. on the third day i…

— Warsan Shire

Mother says there are locked rooms inside all women, kitchen of love, bedroom of grief, bathroom of apathy. Sometimes, the men, they come with…

— Warsan Shire