salt.
by Nayyirah Waheed
“Words need not be plenty to pour your heart out. In Salt, Nayyirah Waheed has spilled out her heart and soul in brief, succinct poems. I stumbled across one of her poems on Instagram and can't say enough on how glad I am to have found out about this book.
The words in here are inspiring, enlightening and simply stunning. They would make you reflect and yearn, would make you angry but would also make you love yourself a little bit more and maybe, just maybe, hit you right where you least expect it to.
a few favorites below.
getting yourself together.
what about undoing yourself.
– the fix
healing
begins
the moment
you
want it to.
– time
where
you are.
is not
who
you are.
– circumstances
she asked
you are in love
what does love look like
to which I replied
like everything I've ever lost
come back to me.
The multitude and depth of emotions expressed in these few lines can only be comprehended when you give this a chance. Recommended if poetry is your thing and also if you're okay with freestyle writing.”