Broken Halves of a Milky Sun: Poems

by Aaiún Nin

I write because I am not made out of pain And I am more than the battles I have fought.

I write because silence has not saved me

And realize that love is not meant to bind people to each other And feel grateful to have experienced To still experience it Although it is volatile and unpredictable I am deeply fortunate to have felt How blindingly beautiful it is.