"Poetry isn't an island, it is the bridge. Poetry isn't a ship, it is the lifeboat. Poetry isn't swimming. Poetry is water."

Metaphor, Poetry, Life, Water, Art

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"Poetry isn't an island, it is the bridge. Poetry isn't a ship, it is the lifeboat. Poetry isn't swimming. Poetry is water."

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"I whisper like the sea in the horse's ear."

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"Our mouths and bodies speak for us in a new language as the trees shake loose a rain of petals that stick to our slickness like skins we will wear forever. And just like that, I am changed."

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"If I can't be your love, then let me be a simple brooch so I may rest a while against your chest. If I can't be your love, then let me be a forgotten coin so I may rest a while against your thigh. If I can't be your love, then let me be an unlit cigarette so I may rest a while in between your lips. If I can't be your love, then let me at least remain in these words so I may rest a while in your thoughts."

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"Your love opened up a whole world that no amount of books or wisdom could ever do."

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"These poems are cups that I pour my love into. Here, Drink!"

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"I am looking for the one I can't fool."

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"I was so blessed. The first person I gave my heart to was an angel who plucked the feathers off his wings and built a nest for it."

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"You have already lost if you are always fearful of losing everything."

Courage

"Know this: whenever you think of leaving, a part of you has already left. But it's never too late to get it back."

Hope

"Want to help others? Be yourself. You'll inspire others to muster the courage to be themselves as well."

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"If today is not your day, then be happy for this day shall never return. And if today is your day, then be happy now for this day shall never return."

Happiness

"You might just find God in a mirror one day."

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