The Light Between Quotes

“And unlike the volume of his poems,
which lies where I left it, face-down
and half-hidden in the covers, Billy
is a picture of composure—
hands clasped behind his head, his gaze
sailing quizzically around the room.
Perhaps he is interrogating
the snow or coaxing bands of mice
from the elegant labyrinth of his mind.”
― Terry Blackhawk, The Light Between

“When troubled, look around: name five
new things. So Self Help counts bromeliads
bursting along a branch, and look--

the palmetto's become a pineapple,
or an armadillo, a prehistoric something
or other.”
― Terry Blackhawk, The Light Between

“I walk these rooms
As if I could find the edges of my
Life. Not a memory that doesn't
Hold you in it. To name them all
Would take another thirty years.”
― Terry Blackhawk, The Light Between

“My fingers twist my hair into knots.
My tongue licks without warning from the corners
of my mouth.”
― Terry Blackhawk, The Light Between

“I shall form a garland of revenge.”
― Terry Blackhawk, The Light Between