“
There will always be those
who say you are too young and delicate
to make anything happen for yourself.
They don't see the part of you that smolders.
Don't let their doubting drown out
the sound of your own heartbeat.
You are the first drop of rain in a hurricane.
Your bravery builds beyond you.
You are needed by all the little girls
still living in secret, writing oceans
made of monsters, and
throwing like lightning.
You don't need to grow up
to find greatness.
You are so much stronger than
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― Mouthful of Forevers
― Mouthful of Forevers
“
la poesia di Shelley sull’allodola, provo a ripeterla a bassa voce, ma non ne ricordo che qualche verso, tra cui questi: We look before and after And pine for what is not: Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught; Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought5. È vero, per quanto felice possa essere un poeta, non può cantare la sua gioia con l’ardimento, l’abbandono, l’ebbrezza di quell’allodola. Nella poesia occidentale, naturalmente, ma anche in quella cinese, s’incontra sp
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― Kusamakura
― Kusamakura
