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“We are defined by the places we hold in the web of others’ lives.”
― Ken Liu, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

“i gathered all my
fears into a shield
& tried too hard
to protect you

i didn't know how
to apologize
for loving you

from the place
where i was
broken”
― Jasmin Kaur, If I Tell You the Truth

“this isn't a poem.

instead it's an obituary
for the girl i used to be

the girl who belonged to
everyone but herself

the girl who swallowed
her heart and bit her tongue

the girl who would have
never dared to run.”
― Jasmin Kaur, If I Tell You the Truth

“everything i felt:

two teaspoons of hope
three tablespoons of fear
six dashes of sadness
and a monsoon of

alone

whatever this was
i hoped she was the antidote.”
― Jasmin Kaur, If I Tell You the Truth