Rita

“i’m not trying to hurt people
but there’s a war inside my brain
so whenever someone gets too close
they intercept some of my pain
~i’m sorry”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“little one,
how long has it been
since anyone has held you,
like really held you?”
― 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

“how i felt:
i am so deeply unwell that i don’t know how to say it in a way that you will

understand.
what i said:
i’m fine.”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony