"this is the recipe of life
said my mother
as she held me in her arms as i wept
think of those flowers you plant
in the garden each year
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they will teach you
that people too
must wilt
fall
root
rise
in order to bloom"
The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
"i stand
on the sacrifices
of a million women before me
thinking
what can i do
to make this mountain taller
so the women after me
can see farther"
The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
"you tell me to quiet down cause
my opinions make me less beautiful
so i could be put out
i was not made with a lightness on my tongue
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i was made heavy
half blade
and half silk
difficult to forget
and not easy
for the mind to follow"
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"i am a descendant
of the sun
and i will shine
bursting through like
a supernova
spreading light
in pitch black skies"
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"i am the first woman in my lineage with freedom of choice
to craft her future whichever way i choose
say what you want about me
your words are gasoline on my fire"
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"it isn't what we left behind
that breaks me
it's what we could have built
had we stayed"
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"it is a blessing
to be the color of earth
do you know how often
flowers confuse me for home"
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"i will no longer
compare my path to others
i refuse to do a disservice
to my life"
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"i have what i have and i am happy
i've lost what i've lost and i am
still happy"
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"i am water
soft enough
to offer life
tough enough
to drown it away"