Rita

“i’m not trying to hurt people
but there’s a war inside my brain
so whenever someone gets too close
they intercept some of my pain
~i’m sorry”
― 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

“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

“sometimes you try your hardest
you do all the right things
you drink your water
you exercise
you go outside
but something inside of you
still feels dark
~there isn’t a formula for healing”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony