Rita

“sometimes you try your hardest
you do all the right things
you drink your water
you exercise
you go outside
but something inside of you
still feels dark
~there isn’t a formula for healing”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“who are you if you’re not
at war with something?

who are you when you’re living
not just trying to survive?”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“i am fully submerged in water
and everyone keeps asking
if i need any help
can’t they see
i can’t speak underwater
i can’t even breathe”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“i’m afraid i’m the girl that your mother warned you about. the kind who is a little too damaged to love. the kind that you can tell will break your heart before you’ve gotten the chance to learn her middle name. i am the result of too many closed doors, too many goodbyes, too many tattoos for people who have died. i am nothing if not self-aware but being aware of my tendency to run away from love doesn’t make me any less likely to panic the instant you try to get close. i won’t stand in your way, but one day you will find out that i’m the girl your mother warned you about.”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony