Megan Roylee

“Human beings created the law of the land, surely human beings can mend the flaws of the land.”

“Time breaks us all in different ways.”

“This damn heart of mine isn’t worth the trouble it causes.”

“My mind sails through oceans that don’t even exist, but the journey is real enough to save me.”

“I never asked you to provide a light, I just wanted someone to walk by my side through the dark.”

“No matter how many rose petals you have, some people will only see your thorns. That doesn’t mean you don’t deserve to grow.”

Part of me dies every night, and I awaken partially anew. I will repeat the cycle until it no longer hurts to breathe.

“I would rather walk down an unknown path than the one decorated with my footsteps and bloodshed.”

“You can tell a caterpillar that butterfly wings are taboo, but that won’t stop her from growing into them.”

“I used the last breath you gave me to promise a revival, because I refuse to die of a broken heart.”

“I am the strongest piece of broken glass you will ever find.”

“Poetry is his native tongue, and he doesn’t even know it.”

“For a split second, I fell in love with being alive. That second alone sparked a feeling of hope that I thought I was numbed to.”

“Angels look at my crooked halo and see pure sin. Demons look and they see pure grace. They are both wrong.”