I Hope You Remember Quotes

“Wounds have no choice but to heal eventually And you will find something else to cry about But it won’t be them”
― Josie Balka, I Hope You Remember: Poems on Loving, Longing, and Living

“I feel like I didn’t get quite enough time with the quiet.”
― Josie Balka, I Hope You Remember: Poems on Loving, Longing, and Living

“But most times you don’t know you’re driving on ice until you’re in the ditch”
― Josie Balka, I Hope You Remember: Poems on Loving, Longing, and Living

“But both are equally worthy And there truthfully never has been a version of you That you thought was good while it was yours You only wanted it back after it was gone And that cycle will continue for the rest of your life.”
― Josie Balka, I Hope You Remember: Poems on Loving, Longing, and Living

“The version of you that wore smaller pants The version of you that wore ten sizes bigger than you do now All those versions are good The you in the photos way back in your camera roll that make your heart sink Because you feel you’ve let yourself go—that version and this version? Both good The version of you that you’d never want to mentally feel like But still wish you physically looked like”
― Josie Balka, I Hope You Remember: Poems on Loving, Longing, and Living

“Choosing adult friends is saying I love who you are And I’m grateful for all the friends And experiences and lessons that life handed you before Because they shaped you in a way That fits so beautifully with the way mine shaped me”
― Josie Balka, I Hope You Remember: Poems on Loving, Longing, and Living