“You don't know about falling off cliffs, Preppie,' she said. 'You never fell off one in your goddamn life.'
'Yeah,' I said, recovering the power of speech. 'When I met you.”
― Love Story
'Yeah,' I said, recovering the power of speech. 'When I met you.”
― Love Story
“There is no way to explain a thing that is perfect.”
― Girls Burn Brighter
― Girls Burn Brighter
“Don't look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.”
― Bird by Bird
― Bird by Bird
“Those who flee freedom live on
but their souls die in fear
Those who thirst for freedom die
but their souls live on in resistance”
― June Fourth Elegies
but their souls die in fear
Those who thirst for freedom die
but their souls live on in resistance”
― June Fourth Elegies
“Hydrogenated and androgynous milky white love is all I have to offer you. Would you like me to pour it in your coffee, or directly into your soul?
”
― The Days of Yay are Here! Wake Me Up When They're Over.
― The Days of Yay are Here! Wake Me Up When They're Over.
¡ POETRY !
— 22531 members
— last activity May 01, 2026 10:49AM
No pretensions: just poetry. Stop by, recommend books, offer up poems (excerpted), tempt us, taunt us, tell us what to read and where to go (to read ...more
Amy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Amy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Amy
Lists liked by Amy
















