I think in Somali, I cuss in Somali, when I'm afraid I reach for somali and this language is very rich, very filling. It's an unflinching language; the crudest most terrible things sound perfectly normal in Somali.

Make peace with your body, it's not manmade, there are no flaws, there are no mistakes.

I’m overwhelmed. My biggest downfall is my brightest blessing, I feel too much, all the time. Ya Allah, if it’ll keep my heart soft, break my heart every day.

I am a lover without a lover. I am lovely and lonely and I belong deeply to myself.

My heart is a flower blossoming out of my mouth.

With you, intimacy colors my voice. Even 'hello' sounds like 'come here'.

You are terrifying, and strange, and beautiful. Something not everyone knows how to love.