David Clasky

“if we must both be right. we will lose each other. – exile”
― Nayyirah Waheed, salt.

“men give birth, too. to children. to longings. to dreams. that they must hide. their stomachs. their uteruses. their hungers. their softness. their cravings for touch. to be a man. is the thing that closes their light. and eats their eyes. – him”
― Nayyirah Waheed, salt.

“a lie
is
simply a lie.
it draws its strength from belief.
stop believing
in

what hurts you.

- power”
― Nayyirah Waheed, Salt

“my english is broken.
on purpose.
you
have to try harder to understand
me.
breaking this language
you so love
is my pleasure.
in your arrogance
you presume that i want your
skinny language.
that my mouth is building
a room for
it
in the back of my throat.
it is not.


--i have seven different words for love. you have only one. that makes a lot of sense”
― Nayyirah Waheed, Salt