Sam

“Instead of asking
why they left,
now I ask,
what beauty will I create
in the space the no longer
occupy?”
― Rudy Francisco

“Some say, don't burn your bridges.

I say, if necessary,
let the kerosene
kiss it on the lips,

and watch it
turn to ash.

There's always more than one way
to cross the water.”
― Rudy Francisco

“She stuck a bookmark in his heart and walked away.”
― Saul Williams, She

“perhaps we should love ourselves so fiercely,
that when others see us
they know exactly how it should be done.”
― Rudy Francisco