Dorian Dorey Rhodes

“This moment feels so dreadfully sore, Like a prickly thorn that I can't ignore. It's excruciating, oh how it stings, Like a bee's sharp sting that really zings. Pain, oh pain, it's part of the game, In life's grand adventure, it's never the same. From bumps and bruises to a broken heart, Pain finds a way to play its part. It sneaks up on us, oh yes it does, With a sting and a throb, just because. But Let me pamper myself with care so fine, In this very moment, oh how divine! With utmost tenderness, I shall embrace, A moment of self-love, at my own pace! I require some mercy, oh yes indeed, To grant myself kindness, in word and in deed. In this world so vast, with troubles untold, I seek solace and grace, to have and to hold.”
― Jonathan Harnisch

“To break free from the cycle of broken promises, the global community must advocate for a system that values genuine cooperation over control and domination.”
― Jibril Mohamed Ahmed

“October creeps into the room
through faint grey light
that stopped dancing on the windowsill
since July left.

Being haunted by silence
makes the air grow weary
and faintly colder.

I hear the noise of people
walking in solitude,
thinking to themselves about others—
sitting alone in between their steps.

Company of ghosts on lonely eves,
threading through the rustling of leaves.
I can write down what haunts me,
yet I cannot read the ones who do.

October.”
― Laura Chouette

“What does the world look like? It depends on who's looking. And the wonderful thing is, it takes more than one set of eyes to get a full picture.”
― Carol Matas, Who's Looking?: How Animals See the World