Kelsey Webb > Quotes

“the blood in my body drives me insane”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“each carved tree knows
that every story has two sides.”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“how does it feel to miss your other half
you ask. well,
longing for your love
kinda feels like being
yanked
from your bathtub
after you pour
a delicate glass of white wine”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“sometimes my heart doesn't fit in my mouth
instead, meaningless words tumble out
i wish the right phrases could roll off my tongue
so how much you mean to me could become”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“Time Is Non-Existent, This Universe Is Cold.”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“prior to our encounter
i was a peace lily
planted in the desert
under attack by the sun”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“i'll realize that your voice
holds a melancholy tune
then we'll stare together,
at the arch of the moon,”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“you gave me your hands,
told me your past,
and quickly became something
that i couldn’t ignore.”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“in here/ everyone must be / something other than human”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“love is a broken boomerang”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“his eyes stare at her lips
like they're the only source of water”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“i forgot, as did my earth mother
to teach my hands how to hold another”
― Kelsey Webb

“the human in me
doesn’t belong to this society”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“role models are only role models
when they’re not your friend.”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“How perfect it would be
If we held each other
Away from the dancefloor
And fought all of the monsters
From our sleep”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“I watch the figure reach the peak
Head in clouds, no room to think
He gave the world a blissful wink
Took a drink, destroyed the peace
We watched the ships explode then sink
On cardboard screens, the blood-shed pink.

This is the way we choose to run things.”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“youth in love,
even when your ears ring,
tie your shoes under the moon
before the sun can touch the strings.”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“The monkeys sit on soft rocks
Until a scream is released from their clocks
They stare into an abyss
Post photos of a lunar eclipse
Soul-filling moments
Consistently missed”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“two spears have glided,
and our souls collided
in mine, you confided
and my blackened mind
was enlightened”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“take me to your mountain, and let us fly past the sky”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“your tongue touches me
and a sharpened knife
twists my insides sideways”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“keep searching for me, tell me what you see.
i'll wait here, on this branch of a maple tree
i'll swing my feet and watch you climb
into all of the grooves I've tried to hide”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“we aren't even real
and neither are the drugs
so before this world ends
lets go have some fun”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“you speak to me so fluently, ink floods onto paper so easily”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“the sides of the road turned into wet paint.
the colors were no longer so faint.

his words a brush
and we were in no rush.”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“born into this black universe
a rare phenomenon
here you are, what have you seen?
is this all that life can be?”
― Kelsey Webb, Sapling: The Beginner's Guide to the Art of Modern Poetry

“i hope this street carries us for miles.”
― Kelsey Webb