7 Quotes by nicole dsettemi

I'm closing the door now, I'm saying goodbye, because I want t o live HEROIN--so it's you who must die!"--Nicole D'Settēmi's Poem "Lethal Love Letters (dear Heroin)

You'd be smart to start quoting my poetry before I'm dead.

The moment you think you've got me pegged as a manic Monday, I'm already headed towards suicide Tuesday. The moment you've realized this much, I'm a weekend away, riding those Sunday sorrowful ocean blues.

So who am I?I said it before; I am fearless.Willing to take the plunge--Any dare there is.Damned right, I'm her--I am her and more!Damned right you'd betterHEAR ME ROAR!

Now? I write because it helps me breathe. And, if I can reach one person, one sensitive, intelligent and intuitive soul who says “I totally get that,”--I am content. I've gotten in that one more breath.

Maybe I’ve never felt real because I was simply meant to be a story. A good book.

When I was bornMy right lung collapsed.Often, I ask myself--Is this why I’ve always struggled,Just to liveTo breathe?