off the page Quotes

“I am a poem in progress
with no clear beginning or ending
just a middle
untended, unintended,
unfinished, hanging there
like the breath before a question”
― Jen Anderson, off the page

“Failure has a hacksaw to my ankles
and right now there is nothing
I want more than to learn
how to walk on my hands.”
― Jen Anderson, off the page

“Karibu, dada wangu. Hapa, wewe ni nyumbani.

Welcome, my sister. Here, you are home.

Home.

And to this home, may you always return.”
― Jen Anderson, off the page