Maria Ejike

“and easily
she adored

every blossom,

not in the serious,
careful way
that we choose
this blossom or that blossom—

the way we praise or don’t praise—
the way we love
or don’t love—
but the way

we long to be—
that happy
in the heaven of earth—
that wild, that loving.”
― Mary Oliver, Red Bird

“They fought for nothing, which is why you see yourself in them.”
― Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water

“No deberíamos haber crecido. Si hubiéramos sabido que ser un adulto es tan aburrido, habríamos jugado mucho más de pequeñas.”
― Yūko Tsushima, Territorio de luz

“If only there were a way to hold a moment in your hands and keep it alive forever.”
― Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water