Пенелопа Ґарсія

“there are whole blackouts
in some of the years i have lived
my therapist says our minds erase trauma
to help us move on
but every experience i’ve had
is memorized in my flesh
even if my mind forgets
my body remembers
my body is the map of my life
my body wears what it’s been through
my body signals the alarms when
it thinks danger is coming
and suddenly
the hungry little demons from my past
come raging out of my flesh
screaming
don’t you forget us
don’t you ever try to
leave us behind again”
― Rupi Kaur, Home Body

“But everything doesn't have to be a reminder of what you've lost. Some things can be a powerful symbol of what you've survived.”
― Ana Lal Din, The Descent of the Drowned

“i wrap my holy legs around his heavy head and let his tongue swim toward salvation - baptize”
― Rupi Kaur, Home Body

“If a mark of affection can sometimes be taken for an insult, perhaps the gesture of love is not universal: it too must be translated from one language to another, must be learned.”
― Kim Thúy, Ru