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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
Not as strong as her other works but I love it just the same. I can relate back to the trauma of the past and the hope for the future.
"And first,
before him
and before her
and before them
there was you.
Never forget that.”
This book is so beautiful, it's very aesthetic, you'll adore the illustrations and the symbols and everything that's meaningful for the poetry inside. But also, I love the message, I love how the author underlines the theme of self-love, how important it it to love yourself above others. Because yeah, love can be fucking great, friendship can be healing and the feeling of caring for someone deeply is amazing, but in the end, you're the most present person in your life. Friends go, lovers leave you heartbroken, but you will always remain and it's crucial that you form a good self-image, that you learn to appreciate yourself and put yourself first, always.
"When they ask you
who your first love was,
don't breathe his name,
don't whisper hers.
When they ask you
who healed your heart
don't attribute it to him
don't credit her.
When they ask you
for your favourite poem
don't say it was him
don't say it was her.
Say it is you.
Always.
It is you."
before him
and before her
and before them
there was you.
Never forget that.”
This book is so beautiful, it's very aesthetic, you'll adore the illustrations and the symbols and everything that's meaningful for the poetry inside. But also, I love the message, I love how the author underlines the theme of self-love, how important it it to love yourself above others. Because yeah, love can be fucking great, friendship can be healing and the feeling of caring for someone deeply is amazing, but in the end, you're the most present person in your life. Friends go, lovers leave you heartbroken, but you will always remain and it's crucial that you form a good self-image, that you learn to appreciate yourself and put yourself first, always.
"When they ask you
who your first love was,
don't breathe his name,
don't whisper hers.
When they ask you
who healed your heart
don't attribute it to him
don't credit her.
When they ask you
for your favourite poem
don't say it was him
don't say it was her.
Say it is you.
Always.
It is you."
Some really beautiful pieces in here, a lot of it resonated with me right now. The first and last chapters were my favourites. The rest were nice, but I did find it to be pretty repetitive. There were several poems that were very similar to one that I had just read a few pages before, and the same metaphors used over and over again. I think this would be better if I’d read maybe one or two poems a day instead of mostly in one sitting, that way the repetitiveness wouldn’t have been so obvious and I could have just enjoyed the beauty of each poem individually without comparing them to the ones I’d just read
I didn't know this book or Nikita's writing before. I saw it on the poetry session and I was looking for reading some poetry. So I got it. And godess I choose it right, even through intuition. I loved her poems and I already want her other books. I took notes of my favorites and read almost each more than twice, with at least once out loud.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
A little cliched but still cute
“There are only three things you have ever showed me.
How to start a fire,
how easy it is to set alight someone who loves you,
and how to stand back, watching, doing nothing as they burn.
Now let me show you how
I let your flames destroy me, how I built myself up from the ashes, and how people who are half phoenix can resurrect when burned”
“There are only three things you have ever showed me.
How to start a fire,
how easy it is to set alight someone who loves you,
and how to stand back, watching, doing nothing as they burn.
Now let me show you how
I let your flames destroy me, how I built myself up from the ashes, and how people who are half phoenix can resurrect when burned”