Whitney Hanson Poetry Quotes

dear empathy, please stop telling me that it’s okay when they hurt me stop allowing me to accept the knife you see in their side is a reasonable excuse for them to put two in mine please stop introducing me to their demons i don’t want to shake hands with the reasons they can’t seem to stay please stop waving a white flag and making me pity their anger and make peace with their madness

i know that right now you want to run to them but closed arms will not hold you and careless hearts will not heal you

i told you that you remind me of springtime and i didn’t lie i just forgot that seasons are temporary you can’t tell spring to stay the same way you can’t ask the sun not to set but sometimes i can close my eyes and remember the feeling of sunlight the smell of a fresh start and the sound of birds singing again thank you for reminding me that things will be good again even if it was only for a season

things you should do more often: share your feelings, go on walks, listen, say i love you, give without the expectation of return, ask your grandparents to tell you stories of their life, smile at strangers, appreciate the little things, have deep conversations, compliment others on their personality not just their appearance, spend more time outside, look at the sky, forgive, write letters, laugh, hug, read poetry