It may seem that every time someone offers you a hand up, they just let go and you slip further down.
Jay AsherBecause what if I got to know you and you turned out to be just like they said? What if you werenโt the person I hoped you were? That, more than anything, would have hurt the most.
Jay AsherI'm listening to someone give up. Someone I knewโsomeone I liked. I'm listening... but still, I'm too late.
Jay AsherThat's what I love about poetry. The more abstract, the better. The stuff where you're not sure what the poet's talking about. You may have an idea, but you can't be sure. Not a hundred percent. Each word, specifically chosen, could have a million different meanings.
Jay Asher