You have to have been in love to write poetry.

Anyone can express himself or herself, but what writers and poets want to do in their work, more than simply express themselves, is communicate.

We knew our days were numbered. We had fouled up our lives and we were getting ready for a shake-up.

You have to have been in love to write poetry.

That morning she pours Teacher's over my belly and licks it off. That afternoon she tries to jump out the window.

I am a cigarette with a body attached to it

And what did you want? To call myself beloved, to feel myself beloved on the earth.