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A review by andibutts
The Madness Vase by Andrea Gibson
5.0
Favorite quotes:
1) "Once I found a butterfly's wing on the sidewalk. / I wanted to keep it but I didn't. / I knew there were things I should never find beautiful. / Like death. And girls." -"Crab Apple Pirates"
2) "When a war ends, hat does that look like exactly? / Do the cells in the body stop detonating themselves? / Does the orphanage stop screaming for its mother? / When the sand in the desert has been melted down to glass / and our reflection is not something we can stand to look at / does the white flag make for a perfect blindfold?" -"Sleeping"
3) "Kelsey, I imagine Heaven is a sad place / because I imagine it's full of people like you, / with hearts so big they can't help but be heavy." -"A Letter to Kelsey, Who Loves Jesus."
4) "Either way, / I can guarantee a haircut / will never tell you anything about someone's gender, / who they love, or how they f*ck." -"The Jewelry Store"
5) "Jesus said, 'Forgive them Father / for they do not know what they are doing.' / Is that true? / Do we not know what we have done?" -"Activist"
6) "My love's last lover is a sword / I keep falling on. / I think too much when I kiss." -"Staircase"
7) "I started talking to the stars in the sky instead. / I said, 'Tell me about the big bang.' / The stars said, 'It hurts to become.'" -"I Sing the Body Electric, Especially When My Power's Out"
1) "Once I found a butterfly's wing on the sidewalk. / I wanted to keep it but I didn't. / I knew there were things I should never find beautiful. / Like death. And girls." -"Crab Apple Pirates"
2) "When a war ends, hat does that look like exactly? / Do the cells in the body stop detonating themselves? / Does the orphanage stop screaming for its mother? / When the sand in the desert has been melted down to glass / and our reflection is not something we can stand to look at / does the white flag make for a perfect blindfold?" -"Sleeping"
3) "Kelsey, I imagine Heaven is a sad place / because I imagine it's full of people like you, / with hearts so big they can't help but be heavy." -"A Letter to Kelsey, Who Loves Jesus."
4) "Either way, / I can guarantee a haircut / will never tell you anything about someone's gender, / who they love, or how they f*ck." -"The Jewelry Store"
5) "Jesus said, 'Forgive them Father / for they do not know what they are doing.' / Is that true? / Do we not know what we have done?" -"Activist"
6) "My love's last lover is a sword / I keep falling on. / I think too much when I kiss." -"Staircase"
7) "I started talking to the stars in the sky instead. / I said, 'Tell me about the big bang.' / The stars said, 'It hurts to become.'" -"I Sing the Body Electric, Especially When My Power's Out"