Ashna Bali

“I'm in a constant battle with reality and pretend
with who I am, who I want to be,
and who I wish I could be
with picking up the pieces, painting portraits of something strong, something whole,
something to be proud of
and shattering crystal vases on wooden floors
while smiling, without blinking
with seeing just how far I can run away from myself
without forgetting myself”
― Madisen Kuhn, Please Don't Go Before I Get Better

“People say sometimes that beauty is only superficial. That may be so, but at least it is not so superficial as thought is. To me, beauty is the wonder of wonders.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

“we are so lucky to love, to know the light and dark parts of each other's souls, to get to feel anything at all. none of it is in vain.”
― Madisen Kuhn, Please Don't Go Before I Get Better

“how lovely it is,
to fall asleep
knowing that you lived today”
― Madisen Kuhn