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Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth

What elevates 'teaching my mother how to give birth', what gives the poems their disturbing brilliance, is Warsan Shire's ability to give simple, beautiful eloquence to the veiled world where sensuality lives in the dominant narrative of Islam; reclaiming

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“My alone feels so good, I’ll only have you if you’re sweeter than my solitude.”

— Warsan Shire, amazon.com

Tagged: Love Yourself, Independence, Alone, Good, Solitude

“And you tried to change, didn’t you? Closed your mouth more. Tried to be softer, prettier, less volatile, less awake… You can’t make homes out of human beings. Someone should have already told you that. And if he wants to leave, then let him leave. You are terrifying, and strange, and beautiful. Som…”

— Warsan Sire, goodreads.com

Tagged: Love, Breakups, Heartbreak, strength, Relationships