Milk and Honey

by Rupi Kaur

i should crumble for better reasons but have you seen that boy he brings the sun to its knees every night

i do not want to have you to fill the empty parts of me i want to be full on my own i want to be so complete i could light a whole city and then i want to have you cause the two of us combined could set it on fire

i didn’t leave because i stopped loving you i left because the longer i stayed the less i loved myself

i don’t know what living a balanced life feels like when i am sad i don’t cry i pour when i am happy i don’t smile i glow when i am angry i don’t yell i burn

the good thing about feeling in extremes is when i love i give them wings but perhaps that isn’t such a good thing cause they always tend to leave and you should see me when my heart is broken i don’t grieve i shatter