Alive Quote by Warsan Shire

“It's not my responsibility to be Beautiful, I'm NOT alive for that purpose. My existence is NOT how desirable you find me.”

Warsan Shire

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

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“the year of letting go, of understanding loss. grace. of the word ‘no’ and also being able to say ‘you are not kind’. the year of humanity/humility. when the whole world couldn’t get out of bed. everyone i’ve met this year, says the same thing ‘you are so easy to be around, how do you do that?’. the year i…

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

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

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I’m overwhelmed. My biggest downfall is my brightest blessing, I feel too much, all the time. Ya Allah, if it’ll keep my heart soft,…

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

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Essentially, if our secrets are secrets because we are told to be ashamed, then we must share them. There is no shame in being sad or struggling or trying to heal. We are all desperate, depraved and sacred. We are all terrible and brillIant. I can list all the things that can make a girl want to escape her own…

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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.

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

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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…

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

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“i give myself five days to forget you. on the first day i rust. on the second i wilt. on the third day i sit with friends but i think about your tongue. i clean my room on the fourth day. i clean my body on the fourth day. i try to replace your scent on the fourth day. the…

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I have tried to resign myself, and to console myself; and that, I hope, I may have done imperfectly; but what I cannot firmly settle in my mind is, that the end will absolutely come. I hold her hand in mine, I hold her heart in mine, I see her love for me, alive in all its strength. I cannot…

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