Safe Love Quotes

“...those are the boys I switch my hips at.

Not because they're cute or interesting---
they're often obnoxious & only want a taste
of my gutter-slick tongue & brownness;

they act as if they could elevate my life with a
taste of their powder-milk-tinged pomp.
No, I date those boys because they are safe.

They can't dance bachata or sing Juan Luis Guerra,
can't recite Salomé Ureńa or even name the forefathers;
they wrap their flag around their shoulders like a safety blanket,

& if a heart has topography,
I know none of those boys know the coordinates
to navigate & survive mine's rough terrain.

In other words, these boys would be no distraction.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

“About how she felt when she was with him.
Safe. Calm. Supported.
She wanted more. She wanted to be with him.
Not to run away. Not to hide. Quite the opposite.
To stay close to him. To be near him. To be with him.”
― Ruslana Pidsadiuk, New Land