Book

We Were Young

This is the second book by Fortesa Latifi. In her sophomore collection of poetry, Fortesa revisits themes from past writings with a new maturity. We Were Young explores the heartbreaks, hangovers, and hang ups associated with growing up.

(10 total)

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“you’ll destroy us and afterward we’ll kiss your neck.”

— Fortesa Latifi, amazon.com

Tagged: Destroyed, Love, Apologies, Toxic

“there is something that appeals to us about being the main character in a story this awful.”

— Fortesa Latifi, amazon.com

Tagged: Toxic Relationships, Addicted To Love

“you could live on love.”

— Fortesa Latifi, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, In love with love

“you’re clumsy in love falling into it like the summer you stumbled into a cactus during a game of tag and had to pull the stickers out one by one.”

— Fortesa Latifi, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Clumsy in Love, Messy

“I won’t ever tell them the bad things because I like being the good one.”

— Fortesa Latifi, amazon.com

Tagged: Relationships, Love

“I hurt myself just to prove I can. I smoke cigarettes I don’t want and drink liquor that comes in plastic bottles. I fall asleep drunk and screaming at love: LOOK. YOU’RE NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN DESTROY ME. LOOK. I CAN DO IT MYSELF.”

— Fortesa Latifi, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Breakups, Toxic Relationships

“Our toothbrushes sitting in a cup on the edge of the sink are the most intimate thing I have ever known.”

— Fortesa Latifi, amazon.com

Tagged: Intimacy, Love, Dating, Finding The One, My Favorites

“you fell apart in my hands like fruit I waited too long to eat”

— Fortesa Latifi, amazon.com

Tagged: Poetry, Young Love, Timing

“our toothbrushes sitting in a cup on the edge of the sink are the most intimate thing I have ever known.”

— Fortesa Latifi, amazon.com

Tagged: Poetry, Love, Relationships, Growing Up, Commitment

“when love leaves, I am so reckless.”

— Fortesa Latifi, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Poetry, break ups