Rita

“i’m afraid i’m the girl that your mother warned you about. the kind who is a little too damaged to love. the kind that you can tell will break your heart before you’ve gotten the chance to learn her middle name. i am the result of too many closed doors, too many goodbyes, too many tattoos for people who have died. i am nothing if not self-aware but being aware of my tendency to run away from love doesn’t make me any less likely to panic the instant you try to get close. i won’t stand in your way, but one day you will find out that i’m the girl your mother warned you about.”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“how i felt:
i am so deeply unwell that i don’t know how to say it in a way that you will

understand.
what i said:
i’m fine.”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“i am fully submerged in water
and everyone keeps asking
if i need any help
can’t they see
i can’t speak underwater
i can’t even breathe”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“dear peter pan,
i’m not sure i believe in neverland anymore
but sometimes late at night
i open my window
and i’m certain
that if i jumped
i could fly away”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony