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.
JULIA KELLOGG HENRYTraveling is my kryptonite. Offer me a ticket to exploration and I will leave everything important in my life behind. Because the nights I get to be a wanderer of this world are the nights I can finally sleep.
More Julia Kellogg Henry Quotes
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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.
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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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I can’t wait to collect memories from every corner of the earth to splash in the vastness of this beautiful world.
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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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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’ll never understand how you dumped water on me but didn’t notice me drowning.
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Often all we can do is breathe, even that can be hard sometimes.
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Noticed that I had been holding my breath for so long and finally gave myself permission to breathe.
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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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We left pieces of ourselves in each other.
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There are castles everywhere filled to the brim with stories swallowed by the wind and long forgotten.
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Then the light came and swept me off my feet.
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I’ve spent a lot of my life being lost but aren’t those the best adventures?
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Some things can’t be explained not even with poetry.
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On my most dreary days, hand me a map of Europe and a cup of tea and just wait for my dreams to encapsulate my soul.
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