I want to separate writing from heartbreak but I don’t know how. HINNAH MIAN Heart BrokenMyselfSeparateWriting
How do you mourn the loss of someone who was never yours to begin with? HINNAH MIAN BeginningDeathDeepLossMournYourself
And what am I but the smallest of footnotes in the universe’s everlasting memoir? HINNAH MIAN ExistenceMyselfRemainSmallUniverseValue
This country collects too many tongues, until our only language is silence. HINNAH MIAN CollectionCountryLanguageOppressionOurselvesSilence
I don’t know how to let you out without destroying us both. HINNAH MIAN DestroyLet GoMyselfOurselvesRelationshipYourself
I like to trace the ghosts of your fingers on the back of my hand. They read- I don’t know how to hold without you. HINNAH MIAN FingersGhostHoldTraceYourself
Every beauty mark, a country to roam. Every stretch mark, a river to cross. HINNAH MIAN BeautifulBodyCountryMarkRoam
I loved you in quiet because to hide is to pretend that it is okay. HINNAH MIAN HideLoveMyselfPretendQuiet
Allow me to introduce myself, A warning and a welcoming all at once. HINNAH MIAN IntroductionMyselfWarningWelcome
I have lived too many lives to be only one thing, and instead of attempting to mesh them into a form of a human being, I have decided to love every jagged edge of mine. HINNAH MIAN AttemptDecisionFormHumanLiveLoveMyself
I don’t like how your embrace feels like comfort till the knife thrust. HINNAH MIAN ComfortableFeelingKnifeMyselfYourself
I always wanted to be more than my brown skin, when you told me I was sweet like cinnamon. HINNAH MIAN ColorComplimentLoveMyselfSkin
If you wish to read the story of my people look no further than my body. HINNAH MIAN BodyMyselfPeopleReadingSearchSeeStoryYourself
Love transcends oceans and I love you in every country we are both made of. HINNAH MIAN CountryLoveOceanOurselvesTranscendence
I am only beautiful when my legs are open and I have forgotten my mother tongue to make room for yours. HINNAH MIAN BeautifulFadeForgetLanguageMyselfOpenRoomSexYourself
I love you the way rain falls on a sunny day- a kind of marvelous sadness. HINNAH MIAN DayFallI Love YouKindMyselfRainSadnessSummer
