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“What is belonging?” we ask. She says, “Where loneliness ends.”
― Rivers Solomon, The Deep

“Thy Naiad airs have brought me home
To the glory that was Greece,
And the grandeur that was Rome.”
― Edgar Allan Poe, To Helen

“You deserve a lover who wants you disheveled, with everything and all the reasons that wake you up in a haste and the demons that won’t let you sleep.
You deserve a lover who makes you feel safe, who can consume this world whole if he walks hand in hand with you; someone who believes that his embraces are a perfect match with your skin.
You deserve a lover who wants to dance with you, who goes to paradise every time he looks into your eyes and never gets tired of studying your expressions.
You deserve a lover who listens when you sing, who supports you when you feel shame and respects your freedom; who flies with you and isn’t afraid to fall.
You deserve a lover who takes away the lies and brings you hope, coffee, and poetry.”
― Estelle Masksme

“your hand
touching mine.
this is how
galaxies
collide.”
― Sanober Khan