"It is not a five star stay. It is not compliments and it is never ever flattery. It is fact. It is..."

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It is not a five star stay. It is not compliments and it is never ever flattery. It is fact. It is tough, can be hard

and it is definitely not diamonds.

It is solid. It is not sweet but always nutritious, always herb. always salt. Sometimes grit.

It is now and till the end. It is never a slither, never a little

it is a full serving

it is much…too much and real

never pretty or clean. It stinks, you can smell it coming, it is weight…it is weight and it is too heavy to feel good sometimes

…it is discomfort, it is not what the films say. Only songs

get it right

it is irregular

it is difficult

and always, always

surprising.

”

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what love isn’t 

Yrsa Daley-Ward

(audio below)