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4.58 AVERAGE
4.58 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
Beautiful. Heart-wrenching. Funny. Thoughtful. Devastating. Inspiring.
The Museum of Broken Relationships
"It's what we do-turn our bodies into museums
of what was broken......
But at the carousel of clarity
(otherwise known as fifteen years of therapy),
I see I wasn't running from the war
back then. I was running from the peace.
The love I did not believe I was worth.
Time Piece
Regret is a time machine to the past.
Worry is a time machine to the future.
Gratitude is a time machine to the present.
No Such Thing As The Innocent Bystander
Good Grief
Wellness Check
In any moment,
on any given day,
I can measure
my wellness
by this question:
Is my attention on love,
or is my attention on
who isn't loving me?
"It's what we do-turn our bodies into museums
of what was broken......
But at the carousel of clarity
(otherwise known as fifteen years of therapy),
I see I wasn't running from the war
back then. I was running from the peace.
The love I did not believe I was worth.
Time Piece
Regret is a time machine to the past.
Worry is a time machine to the future.
Gratitude is a time machine to the present.
No Such Thing As The Innocent Bystander
Good Grief
Wellness Check
In any moment,
on any given day,
I can measure
my wellness
by this question:
Is my attention on love,
or is my attention on
who isn't loving me?
Andrea Gibson is one of my absolute favorite poets, writers, and humans. I have attended their shows multiple times and done poetry workshops with them and Meg and I just value them and their presence in this world so so much. You Better Be Lightning was as incredible as I expected it to be. So many of their poems speak directly to my heart and soul, I know that sounds cheesy but it's true. They also speak about gender in the most relatable and affirming way. My Gender Is The Undoing Of Gender felt like something I could've written myself. They write about the way someone they loved experienced the death of their Idol Prince and so much of it is how I feel about Andrea. This world will be a darker place when they are no longer with us. I am rooting so hard for their future because they are such a vital voice for so many of us. This book was beautiful and heart breaking and heart filling and so much more!
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
dark
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
I really resonated with some poems. The rest were adequate for me but nothing special. This was a gift from a friend and not something I would have picked up but I don’t mind having read it
The only one that struck me deeply was titled "To whom it definitely concerns,"
Their book 'Lord of the Butterflies' CHANGED ME.
Their book 'Lord of the Butterflies' CHANGED ME.
I am so glad I listened to this book. Her passion and the whole intent of each of her poems were so much more beneficial to me as I listened to her read them. I could feel her pain and expression…so much so that I wanted to gift the audio book to a friend so she could feel and identify with the book as well.