Love Space & Loneliness Quotes

“Ive watched myself lose so many things that Id lose my own steps if my feet werent attached That fire inside— its starting to falter”
― e.s. keen, Love Space & Loneliness

“Having a Hard Time Im having a hard time in understanding who I am Deciphering the trauma Trying to accept Love Being a dreamer and a deceiver Being guarded but never grounded Being perfect and pessimistic Being brutally honest and honestly hurt Trying to fix the loose screws Trying to heal that kid at heart Being accepting of my flaws Learning to navigate the dark I dont know my purpose I dont know why I feel alone Most days Id like to give up but something still pulls me along”
― e.s. keen, Love Space & Loneliness

“Sea of Familiarity Feeling like a stranger in a sea of familiarity How is it that Im foreign to the surroundings that I grew up in? Its as if I grew out of the vision that I used to view my world in Everything feels unrecognizable”
― e.s. keen, Love Space & Loneliness

“Over_Thinking_ How do you remove the batteries on a brain that infinitely functions on overthinking?”
― e.s. keen, Love Space & Loneliness

“My Spirit is Tired My spirit is tired Restless Yet it hasnt given up Its not that it yearns to be seen I just want to know what it feels like for people to know that I exist Ive extended hands Ive shown love The type that could light a room bathed deep in darkness Ive stolen hands from father time and presented those seconds to those who wouldnt drive a mile of a minute to match what Ive depleted in my own reserves Ive given ears to hear stories of how and who you came to be To give the attention Not that you seek it but that I knew you needed it even if it meant my life story remained muted I am the mirror mounted on the wall I dont ask for much Just reciprocation in that I am just as you are So lend me your eyes This tired spirit needs to believe that it’s seen and still alive”
― e.s. keen, Love Space & Loneliness

“Lost Ive been navigating this world in darkness seeking to be filled with light But every flame I approach and take a torch to doesnt ignite Another fire that isnt mine so Im left to traverse these desolate grounds again In search of said light as my story begins”
― e.s. keen, Love Space & Loneliness

“Stained Glass As she sat back wrapped in her own arms feeling color bleed through every crack yet she wasn’t broken she was stained glass A culmination of all her past selves coming together she was love she was beauty unhinged yet fully intact she was abstract”
― e.s. keen, Love Space & Loneliness

“Ink Your body tells of stories that a tattoo couldnt render There isnt enough ink to pen the secrets that you hold The stories you dont tell The silence you were solemn to The weather that you faired The pain that you have suffered The mask you had to wear The urge to finally unfold To pull the plug from your abdomen and pour out your pain to paint the floor To fall to your feet in a hush letting the rush of emotions tide over you watching that old ink turn to dust”
― e.s. keen, Love Space & Loneliness

“Love of her
Love of self
Love being lost
To take space
Create space
To carve a path of your own
Through it all
I can’t escape
that utter loneliness
It’s a fight to rise
and find my shine
through all the darkness”
― e.s. keen, Love Space & Loneliness