Nadia Rana > Quotes

“There are no words
that can define
the sound of a breaking heart
How does one define the silence
of a deafening storm
crashing against your ribcage
over and over ...”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“Close your mind and
seal your heart
Their screams are silenced
behind humanity's door
When a mother holds her child
kisses their forehead
for one last time ...
How do you expect her
to let go?”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“I was naive, still am,
always will be
Age does not mature my nature.”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“I would have stayed ..
if only I had felt
that there was a difference
between my presence
and my absence”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“Truth -
It will kill you.
before you get to
tell your story”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“Never really present
but always awake,
I have seen parts
of my joyous existence
cut off slowly
to feel the needs of others
People leave
when they have had their fill.”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“On being shamelessly sad
Or poetically melancholic
If preferred
Because smiles and joy
are celebrated since birth
but tears and pain
are shunned, shamed,
isolated behind closed doors”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“Hope has us feeling
we write our own fate.
How foolish a thought,
when ink runs out,
even before one starts.”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“Somewhere between
knowing and pretending.
friendships are lost.
Some on purpose
Others,
just because.”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“A soul in morning
can take a lifetime to
heal.”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“Believe in the ones willing to love you, rather than waiting for the ones you believe, will love you.”
― Nadia Rana

“I understand."
No, you don't!
Unless you have truly lived
each moment as I have
you do not get to tell me
you understand my pain
my grief, my sadness...”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“We are taught to fight for
everything.
The mindset of scarcity keeps us
from growing and realising our true
potential. We keep ourselves caged
by the fear of the unknown, of
being judged and criticised by
others. For being too loud. Too
honest. Too much of anything and
everything. Are we scared of them
or are they scared of our potential?”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“We believe only in what we are capable
of understanding. It shapes our reality
It defines our truth. We give names and
identities to others accordingly. We
force them to comply to be deemed
worthy of existence and call it the
order of things”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“If they show you their true self,
believe them and walk away
The hurt you will feel now
is much better than the
sorrow attached to
a life of deception”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“We don't talk enough about
the guilt and shame inflicted
by our loved ones when they
watch us evolve.”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“My heart always lightens
when I am amongst nature
She calms my mind
soothes my soul,
guides me by the hand
and lets me know
when hope has arrived”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“There is always a story waiting to be
told. Each one of us has a story unique
to our experiences. Some of us are just
better at telling stories of our lives.
And then, there are some of us who
make them up to get through life.”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“Truth is that there is no
Us against Them.
The universe is vast and limitless.
There is enough for everyone
So, make your marks.
Take up the space
meant for you.”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“Don't be afraid to take
up space;
the universe is infinite”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“Just because we are strong, does not
mean we don't have a heart. When we
come off as strong and resilient, our loved
ones tend to give us less of their attention
or love because they feel we don't need it
as much. They think we have it all figured
out. Love is a natural need for all beings. It
is to be given and received, regardless of
how strong or weak one is.
Love is not to be calculated.
Love is not to be shared with grace and
dignity.”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“There is a version of
You
that shows up to live a life.
To show this world:
I am alive.
I can survive
And then there is
that child inside
who dies a little death,
knowing all too well
that this world
is not carved
with empathy.
Almost
There is pain
in letting go ..
Letting go of
all the almosts”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“We yearn for a state
where there is
no pain.”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“We look for love
in deserted eyes
and endless roads
where Heaven
was never meant
to meet the Earth.”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“Fear" is a small word
but its presence takes
up space.”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“What good is a heart
if it does not swell
with sorrow
at the sight of pain?”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“We make gods out of men,
and then pretend to hide
our disappointment.”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“Everyone wants to be loved.
it's hard to tell the truth
from a lie when m0ur heart has
nursed wounds, and all it
wants is to dwell in joy.”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“Stay strong and true to yourself.
It is not selfish
Being kind to yourself is not selfish
You are still a loving, kind
and a caring human being
You need to give yourself the
time and love
to learn who you truly are.”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself

“Absence of hurt
does not equal
presence of love.”
― Nadia Rana, Homesick: Poems About Healing and Finding Yourself