I came across rupi kaur’s now infamous instagram and I was so moved by her beautiful words I bought her book, milk and honey, on a whim. It turned out to be one of the best impulse buys I’ve made this year!
I used to write poetry before I became too self conscious about it and some of them became songs, and some of them I lost forever. So I think I will try to start again. Perhaps.
Here is one I wrote the other day:
And here is one of my favourite pages from milk and honey so far:
Loneliness is a sign you are in desperate need of yourself
-rupi kaur