Tear me open and rest inside me.
HINNAH MIANThis country collects too many tongues, until our only language is silence.
More Hinnah Mian Quotes
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I want to be something to pray for but I don’t know how to be.
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Every beauty mark, a country to roam. Every stretch mark, a river to cross.
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If you wish to read the story of my people look no further than my body.
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When I look in the mirror, I don’t see a poem.
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I pocket grief and it beckons me like a lover.
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Love transcends oceans and I love you in every country we are both made of.
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I loved each and every one of your faces.
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I am unbearably human.
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This country collects too many tongues, until our only language is silence.
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Somewhere in these walls we’re still dancing, feeling nostalgic and much too in my head.
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He reminds me of the shadow between silences.
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Allow me to introduce myself, A warning and a welcoming all at once.
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Your heartbeat is a holy thing.
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I am only beautiful when my legs are open and I have forgotten my mother tongue to make room for yours.
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How do you mourn the loss of someone who was never yours to begin with?
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