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“I stopped explaining myself when I realized people only understand from their level of perception.”

— Unknown

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Anne Carson, from Red Doc>

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Bianca Stone, from What Is Otherwise Infinite: Poems; “Cutting Odette’s Fingernails”

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"So who are you?"

"At times, a human.

Other times, a monster."

"Are you happy with that?"

"No. But what am I supposed to do when a part of me screams out of sorrow and agony?"

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I'm just not happy anymore

And I know these societal pressures are stupid

I do know it

But I want to be perfect

Because how can I be deserving of love if I'm not

I say these things yet I don't do anything

I just waste away

And it shows

I haven't achieved anything meaningful in years

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She roams through life with the face of an angel,

A mask on her face,dead eyes and an empty smile;

Carrying on her back the misery of her origin,

Haunted by phantoms tormeting her for the souls

She impulsively tainted with a dreadful frosted grasp.

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― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Gentle Spirit

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{Words by Clarice Lispector from A Breath of Life}

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{Quotes marguaxpoetry on Instagram / Sarah Kay}