AVA.

“love yourself first,and you will always be in love.”

“let your love cover me like skin.i want the whole world to see.”

“do not let anyone inuntil they love you so fiercely,you have no defense against their love.”

“i want so much to touch youwhere my hands cannot.”

“things keep falling in and out of place.this is the universe's way of taking care of me.”

“hold company with yourself so sacredthat even when you are alone,you are whole.”

“i just want to be honest about my feelings without destroying everything.”

“woman--another word for beginning.another word for revolution.another word for healing.another word for being.another word for me.”

“i know i can't do much, but i can do a little and i'm going to do as much of that as i can.but if we all do that--we can make a big difference.”

“you wanted it all to make senseand you wanted the most complicated answer,but the answer is simple.just be.”

“i am awake and aliveand swollen and heavywith love.”

“the opening,the breaking,the falling apartis always so quick.the hurting,the healing,the putting back togetheris always too long.”

“you have outgrown this skin.stop trying to hold it in.stop trying to hold it together.let yourself break.”

“i am a womanand i am alone,and i cannot tellwhich one of the twoi love being more.”

“some people are so deepyou fall into themand you never stop falling.”

“i know it all ends the same,but i was interested in seeinghow you would break my heart.”

“i swallowed the syllables of your nameand i was full.”

“let the stars inside you breathe,before the darkness swallows them whole.let them burn through your skin and light thiswhole goddamn world on fire.”

“i wanted to destroy you.you are mine to ruin.something so beautifulshould only exist for me.”

“i am like the moon--sometimes, full.sometimes, black.sometimes,forever and ever alone.”