Atere J.R. > Quotes

“Dearest,
If I could fold myself into this poem,
if I could carve my longing
into the spaces between the lines,
if I could squeeze my heart
into the words, and reach you,
would you finally understand?”
― Atere J.R.

“My heart
is slowly breaking
under the weight
of loving you
from this impossible distance.”
― Atere J.R., A Secret Silent Fall

“There is no sorrow for a soul
like the sorrow of losing a beloved—
a water, the cold darkness
of which none of us know
until we’re thrown into its depths.”
― Atere J.R., A Secret Silent Fall

“If I were bolder
I would tell you how your existence
turns my solitude into longing,
my longing into poetry.”
― Atere J.R., A Secret Silent Fall

“I am a bird in an open cage
singing of the beautiful vastness of the sky
to soothe my solitude and dreams
but never taking flight.”
― Atere J.R., A Secret Silent Fall

“There will always be light
in the places we call home.”
― Atere J.R.

“Nothing kills dreams faster
than the comfort of dreaming them.”
― Atere J.R., A Secret Silent Fall

“Some days, it is the soul that’s tired.”
― Atere J.R.

“Is there no way to kill a memory—
to strangle it where it lies in the heart
and bury it in the darkness, beyond reach?”
― Atere J.R., A Secret Silent Fall