Alex Elle, Warsan Shire and Nayyirah Waheed are women that inspire me to want to write and read poetry, every single day. Somewhere along my 6 years and 2 months of studies, I was told, poetry is the highest and purest form of ART and I cannot deny it, for I love art and language as if I am Art. So, I will take the next few days to obsess over these poets words.
“why do we get so awkward around deep emotion. why are we embarrassed and resistant. what would happen if we softened into it, instead of criticized it. what would happen if we felt everything we felt, without an urge to suppress the emotions of ourselves or others. what if we believed in waves, instead of fear. what if we enjoyed being vulnerable. i think we would become a compassion that could change the world. what does it hurt to try. the next time you want to shrink, try love, to go loose, i will be trying too.” — nayyirah waheed
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