Yokiris Sierra

“You are not more than I can handle. Even if you come with a suitcase full of insecurities, I will still want to know you. Even if there are days when you are crying and don’t believe in your worth, I will still want to hold you. I know you have struggled; so have I. I know that things are hard on you; me too. But it doesn’t change how big your heart is. I am old enough to make my own choices, and I choose you.”
― Courtney Peppernell, Pillow Thoughts II: Healing the Heart

“Life is too short for games unless it’s a game of cards. Don’t text back right away; if you like them, pretend you don’t; and don’t you dare say I love you first. Well screw all that. I will text you back in three seconds; I will tell you that I like you; and if I love you, I’ll tell you every chance I get. Life is unpredictable, and I’d rather play every card as honestly as I can than have a deck full of regrets and what-ifs.”
― Courtney Peppernell, Pillow Thoughts

“you’re my 1am thoughts. the spaces between my fingers. the laughter that lives on the tip of my tongue now. eyepiece. umbrella. shield. sugar in my tea. i’m a wanderer and you’re woodlands. a summer thunderstorm quenching the drought in this arid, dusty sea of red earth. because that’s the thing. without meaning to, you’ve become my favourite things about breathing when my lungs feel like giving out. — without meaning to”
― Leeza Jayde von Alpen, While We're Here: Poetry and Prose

“But do talk about it; your feelings are valid and shouldn’t be dismissed.”
― Courtney Peppernell, Pillow Thoughts II: Healing the Heart