Ten Bridges I've Burnt Quotes

“if I really had to deal with the predicament of
whose fault my childhood was
all I can say is
"it took a village”
― Brontez Purnell, Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse

“The most high-risk
homosexual behavior
I engage in
is
simply existing”
― Brontez Purnell, Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse

“I can reason
that every person
who has ever criticized literature
who dared utter "the plot was paper-thin"
had to look at the arc of their own lives
and
if they were being honest
said the same thing”
― Brontez Purnell, Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse

“Jogging in public
reads as
"I just want to be liked"
I do work on my body to attract members
of my same sex
when I could just as easily
pray for the courage
to die alone
like come the fuck on already”
― Brontez Purnell, Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse