My name is indigenous to my country, it is not easy to pronounce, it takes effort to say correctly and I am absolutely in love with the sound of it and its meaning. Also, it's not the kind of name you baby, slip into sweet talk mid sentence, late night phone conversation, whisper into the receiver kind of name, so, of that I am glad.
Warsan ShireWhy do you live in your body like you will be given another? As if it were temporary. You starve it, you let anyone touch it, you berate it. Tell it that it should be completely different. You tug at your soft flesh, wish it thinner, wish it gone. You fall in love with those who praise the way it sighs under their hands, but who praises the way it holds up your weight, even when you are falling apart?
Warsan ShirePerhaps, the problem is not the intensity of your love, but the quality of the people you are loving.
Warsan ShireIโm overwhelmed. My biggest downfall is my brightest blessing, I feel too much, all the time. Ya Allah, if itโll keep my heart soft, break my heart every day.
Warsan Shire