I know how hard it is to leave your heart at a doorstep, and returning to footprints embedded into your nerves. I know how hard it is to swim through oceans, with sharks tearing through your skin. I’m sorry for the sacrifices you have made. Sometimes, I wish I knew he was going to turn into a monster. Hold your memories, pack them into boxes, put them on the shelf allotted for good things, then close the cupboard once and for all. Our hearts have moved further away with each passing day. Sometimes, we can have miles between people sitting next to us. Maybe your freedom will make you lose people. You will chase adventure in every outlet there is. Every day, you will set out to look for a new world, new grounds to conquer, new spaces to fade into. There are parallel Universes being carried in beating hearts, and hardbound covers. This world is never going to be enough for you. Love finds the darkest spots of your soul, and sits inside with you.ĥ. It fills all the blank spaces you had hidden somewhere far away. It makes you feel a kind of comfort you did not know existed, as though the sky suddenly had too many rainbows. It feels like you’re coming home, even when you never really left. Love fills the voids you never knew existed. You are bigger than your wounds, and you will remain undefeated.Ĥ. There will be times when you’re so close to the edge, you’ll smell death off your fingertips. The best of ships have rough days on the sea. They are testament to a heart that would not give up. Accept the damage, because recovery isn’t far behind.

It is in your blood to seek your own happiness.ģ. You have every right to be here every right to be alive.

You’re as close to heaven as this Earth will get, so believe in yourself. Hold your head high above the preachers of ‘what is natural’. In a world that discriminates on the basis of your existence, choose to be yourself. Let it burn as bright as the midnight sun. Nature knows no sophistry, and your heart is the greatest volcano to have ever existed. It’s okay to break some walls, to let release the beast you chain under your ‘principles’. Sometimes, it’s okay to let your heart loose. Here is a compilation of 25 Nayyirah Waheed poems to melt your heart:

Suggested read: These Profound Quotes By Sarah Kay Will Pull At Your Heartstrings She’s the grieving mother, the lamenting lover, the euphoric mistress, and a vicious warrior. While she does not appreciate sharing information about her personal life, one only has to read her work to know her. Her poems span across genres of romance, tragedy, recovery, and so forth. Nayyirah Waheed is a minimalist poet who uses the least amount of words to achieve a massive impact.

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