315 Quotes by Rupi Kaur

i hardened under the last loss. it took something human out of me. i used to be so deeply emotional i'd crumble on demand. but now the water has made its exit. of course i care about the ones around me. i'm just struggling to show it. a wall is getting in the way. i used to dream of being so strong nothing could shake me. now. i am. so strong. that nothing shakes me. and all i dream is to soften.- numbness

what if there isn't enough time to give her what she deservesdo you thinkif i begged the sky hard enoughmy mother's soul would return to me as my daughterso i can give herthe comfort she gave memy whole life

being the loudest on earth's playgrounddoesn't make us any more important thanthe dirt we crush beneath our feetwe are nothing except airand fire and water and soil

when snow fallsi long for grasswhen grass growsi walk all over itwhen leaves change colori beg for flowerswhen flowers bloomi pick them

sometimesthe apologynever comeswhen it is wantedand when it comes it is neither wantednor needed- you are too late

there is a difference betweensomeone telling youthey love you andthem actually loving you

you tell me i am not like most girlsand learn to kiss me with your eyes closedsomething about the phrase - something abouthow i have to be unlike the womeni call sisters in order to be wantedmakes me want to spit your tongue out like i am supposed to be proud you picked meas if i should be relieved you thinki am better than them

she is not a porn categoryor the type you look foron a friday nightshe is not needy or easy or weak -daddy issues is not a punch line

i’m not interestedin a feminism that thinkssimply placing women at the topof oppressive systems is progress- not your convenient figurehead