Do you love me enough that I am allowedto be damaged? Do you love me enough that I am allowed to be weak in some places?

Where the cheerful childrenof unwritten poems, play all around, you will find me there.

Only to close these eyesto sleep in the lap of loveand stay there forever.

From all my dreams where you felt everlastingto all my clothes your words used to wear, to the old end, to the new beginning, you have lost me everywhere.

Do you love me enough that I am allowed to be damaged? Do you love me enough that I am allowed to be weak in some places?

What about those Promises of yours to never leave me? she asked, stammering too much this time. His cruel smirk was as gut-wrenching as his words— Promises are meant to be broken, sweetheart.

The way your curious eyes were chasing mine when I stood in front of you, I knew I had known these eyes before.

I feel the pain—everywhere.

I threw myself so far in your depth that it took me a month to come out and notice I was actually sitting in my room. Nowhere else. Not with you.

Someday, even my existence would be felt.

But if ever I try to mend, some other bodies would instantly break, would instantly be fragments.

Success comes from closing the gap between who you are today and your ultimate potential.

What we do determines much of what happens in the world to come, not just for ourselves, but for those around us.

At 13, I was wearing plain t-shirts. Then I used to steal my mom's clothing. She had all these crushed-velvet shirts with French-cut sleeves. And, like, seersucker bell-bottoms.

Children are the most learning-hungry beings in the world.

Longevity can't be the only test of love.

Metaphor impinges on everything, allowing us - poets and non-poets alike - to experience and think about the world in fluid, unusual ways.

The most indispensable qualification of a cook is punctuality. The same must be said of guests.

The benefits kids get from watching "Sesame Street" can be as powerful as the ones children get from preschool.

If we extend our senses, we will consequently extend our knowledge.

What the eyes perceive in herbs or stones or trees is not yet a remedy; the eyes see only the dross.