Ari Eastman

They always call when you finally turn off your phone. Put it on the dresser. Leave it there. Stop waiting. They can smell it. You, moving on. You, not needing them. You, being okay.

1. You don’t need to fit within a label. 2. Your body means your rules. 3. You don’t have to define your sexuality. 4. It’s okay to care what people think. 5. Someone is going to like that thing you hate about yourself. 6. You’re going to change a lot. 7. Don’t be afraid of your own success. 8. You’re not going to be the best at everything. 9. You’re going to think you’re in love. 10. I will be your best friend.

I couldn’t keep breaking my own heart waiting for you to finally choose me.

When someone asks if I’m okay 

When someone asks if I’m okay 

We are forests that forgot we were forests & started kissing, pressing our walnut trees so close they would crack.

I read the last paragraph of my favorite book. I remind myself that some things I love end. And that’s okay.