Doinitsa Panta

“whether with a lover or none. i reek of love. i stink of love.”
― Nayyirah Waheed, nejma

“you and the poems have a lot to talk about.”
― Nayyirah Waheed, Nejma

“i have a life to garden. a multiverse to wake from sleep. — giants”
― Nayyirah Waheed, nejma

“Now, smile-if you still can.
This is your zygomatic major muscle. Each contraction pulls your flesh apart the way tiebacks hold open the drapes in your living room window. The way cables pull aside a theater curtain, your every smile is an opening night. A premiere. You unveiling yourself.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Diary