aly

“I am a different person to different people. Annoying to one. Talented to another. Quiet to a few. Unknown to a lot. But who am I, to me?”

“forgive all the versions of yourself that operated out of fear instead of growth, the ones that viewed comfort zones as safe havens and abandoned boundaries to keep other people happy, forgive all the versions of yourself that didn’t know that love begins with how you treat you.”

“I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.”

“Nota Bene: One). I don’t have a car / I don’t like driving much / but if I ought to take you out / best believe I’d piggy back you across the puddle / & you would only have my full attention to which you never had to share with the remaining panorama / I have yet possess my own land / I live in a place to which I share with my immediate kin / but if I ever to take you home / rest assure this too will be your fortress / I do not count what I have / everything flows to me as rightfully deserved / but if at any time I would take you out or surprise you with my love language / be certain that you would only be spoiled with the finest simplicity that is only of your heart desire - . Two). I want you in moderation / in fast mode / in slow mode / in all the existing modes / & there would be a time when I cannot constrain nor constrict myself / to which it will be rough & tender / but still a want of you that is moderately between raw & a slow-cook phase -”

"You know, love doesn't mean "l never want you to change." But I don't think it means "I don't care if you change" either. So I suppose it might mean, "I believe that you'll always be the person I adore." A declaration of faith, perhaps."

“growth isn’t always constant. relapses happen. it doesn’t erase all your success.”

“Who should defend the moon if not poets?”