Bao Trinh

“A woman cries for nothing,
is sad for no apparent reason
and suffers without anyone knowing why.

And all this goes away as it came:
alone and without explanation.

In front of a woman like that,
just approach, make silence
and give her your hand.”
― Augusto Branco

“The Way Damaged People Love

Damaged people love you like you are a crime scene
before a crime has even been committed
They keep their running shoes beside their souls every night,
one eye open in case things change whilst they sleep.
Their backs are always tense as though waiting
to fight a sudden storm that might engulf them.

Because damaged people have already seen hell.

And damaged people understand that every evil demon
That exists down their was once a kind angel before it fell.”
― Nikita Gill

“When you are washing the dishes, washing the dishes must be the most important thing in your life. Just as when you are drinking tea, drinking tea must be the most important thing in your life. Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the whole world revolves—slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh

“What if my sadness is actually my most brutal teacher?”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous