Layli Ericks

“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”
― Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums

“I don't want to turn any of this into poetry / but / you're so beautiful / flowers turn their heads to smell you”
― Shane Koyczan, Visiting Hours

“We so seldom understand each other. But if understanding is neither here nor there, and the universe is infinite, then understand that no matter where we go we will always be smack dab in the middle of nowhere. All we can do is share some piece of ourselves, and hope that it’s remembered. Hope that we meant something to someone”
― Shane Koyczan

“I've been told
that people in the army
do more by 7:00 am
than I do
in an entire day

But if I wake
at 6:59 am
and turn to you
to trace the outline of your lips
with mine
I will have done enough
and killed no one
in the process.”
― Shane Koyczan