Audrey

“the audacity
people have
to tell you
they love you
while knowing
it is only
their brain speaking
and not their heart”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“what do you love most about the world?"
Ida smiles. "I love that every generation thinks they've invented it. They think they're the first ones to fall in love and get their hearts broken, to feel loss and passion and pain. And in a way, they are. We've been there before, of course. But for young people, that doesn't matter. Everything is new. Which I love, because it means everything is always beginning again. It's hopeful, I think. At least to me.”
― Jennifer E. Smith, Field Notes on Love

“i let the sun
give me freckles
so i could share
a piece of sunshine
with someone
in the dark”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“writing is about
shedding your shield
and allowing yourself
to be vulnerable
it is about forcing yourself
to confront your demons
and to let yourself feel
-this is also what healing is about”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection