Cavak

“The desire for revenge is an acid that destroys everything it touches.”
― Amanda Quick, Close Up

“What my country
does for me is enter
me like a room, becomes the furniture,
the wall, the painting on the wall,
the white spot where painting used to sing.
Singing enters me, becomes the window.
Baby think of my skin
as the best part of the song. Take me
by the ribs and lay me at the bottom
of a dirty creek where I can
get a good view.”
― Morgan Parker

“I will refuse to call it heaven
if the people I love
(who put me through hell)

aren't there.”
― Andrea Gibson, You Better Be Lightning

“If you think that I am only this body, then you have not truly seen me... There will be a dissolution of this body, but that does not mean my death. I will continue, always.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Live When a Loved One Dies: Healing Meditations for Grief and Loss