“The empty swing set reminds us of this--
that bad won't be bad forever,
and what is good can sometimes last
a long, long time.”
― Brown Girl Dreaming
that bad won't be bad forever,
and what is good can sometimes last
a long, long time.”
― Brown Girl Dreaming
“Deep winter and the night air is cold. So still,
it feels like the world goes on forever in the darkness
until you look up and the earth stops
in a ceiling of stars. My head against
my grandfather's arm,
a blanket around us as we sit on the front porch swing.
Its whine like a song.
You don't need words
on a night like this. Just the warmth
of your grandfather's arm. Just the silent promise
that the world as we know it
will always be here.”
― Brown Girl Dreaming
it feels like the world goes on forever in the darkness
until you look up and the earth stops
in a ceiling of stars. My head against
my grandfather's arm,
a blanket around us as we sit on the front porch swing.
Its whine like a song.
You don't need words
on a night like this. Just the warmth
of your grandfather's arm. Just the silent promise
that the world as we know it
will always be here.”
― Brown Girl Dreaming
“I work hard, he says, I treat people like I want to be treated. God sees this, God knows.”
― Brown Girl Dreaming
― Brown Girl Dreaming
“How can I explain to anyone that stories are like air to me, I breathe them in and let them out over and over again.”
― Brown Girl Dreaming
― Brown Girl Dreaming
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