Writing saved my life when it all became too much. I poured my pain out into poetry I let the paper absorb everything I’d been holding on for years.
JULIA KELLOGG HENRYWe lock away our secrets and push them deep down so they feel farther away but they will always be inside us, no matter how well we hide the key.
More Julia Kellogg Henry Quotes
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We left pieces of ourselves in each other.
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Forgiveness is a baked good it takes time and patience and I used to enjoy bouncing around the kitchen mixing sugar and love- but I don’t bake anymore.
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I’ve been boiling up for too long, and I’m about to erupt. Its time for the world to feel my fire.
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Last winter was colder than usual. Maybe it was the warmth that died with the millions of lives covid stole, or maybe it was the way close people betrayed me and left a gaping hole.
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After the vines that were tightly wrapped around my neck finally loosened, I made a vow to never take breathing for granted again.
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Then the light came and swept me off my feet.
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You have always been able to manipulate my heart in such a way that even though I’m bleeding, I offer you band aids that are holding me together.
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Some things won’t change-some things can’t.
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I wonder if she understands how different she is from any other friends I’ve had, If she recognizes how many of my poems are about the way our souls entwine, If she’ll ever know how much I love her.
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I’ve grown to enjoy solitude it doesn’t feel as lonely when you are accompanied by a pen and paper.
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You are the sweet, soft, delicacy that delights my soul. I want to taste every part of your aura’s citrusy tang.
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Sitting watching the sunset she was thinking about him the way she always did when she saw something beautiful.
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Piece by piece we rebuild the moon each night.
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You have caused many oceans to pour from the very eyes everyone says I got from you.
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Dear me, I love you the most when you are being yourself.
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