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You can't make homes out of human beings.

Warsan Shire

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Warsan Shire
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: January 1
Poet
Writer
Republic of Kenya
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Give your daughters difficult names. Give your daughters names that command the full use of the tongue. My name makes you want to tell me the truth. My name doesn't allow me to trust anyone that cannot pronounce it right.
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How far have you walked for men who've never held your feet in their laps?
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Every mouth you’ve ever kissed was just practice. All the bodies you’ve ever undressed and ploughed in to were preparing you for me. I don’t mind tasting them in the memory of your mouth. Was it a long journey? Did it take you long to find me? You’re here now, welcome home.
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Make peace with your body, it's not manmade, there are no flaws, there are no mistakes.
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I tore up and ate my own passport in an airport hotel once. I'm bloated with language I can’t afford to forget.
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Mother says there are locked rooms inside all women, kitchen of love, bedroom of grief, bathroom of apathy. Sometimes, the men, they come with keys, and sometimes the men, they come with hammers.
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I’m overwhelmed. My biggest downfall is my brightest blessing, I feel too much, all the time. Ya Allah, if it’ll keep my heart soft, break my heart every day.
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With you, intimacy colors my voice. Even 'hello' sounds like 'come here'.
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It's not my responsibility to be beautiful. I'm not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me.
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You are terrifying, and strange, and beautiful. Something not everyone knows how to love.
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We took such care of tomorrow, but died on the way there.
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My alone feels so good, I'll only have you if you're sweeter than my solitude.
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