Current Feels Quotes

“your broken parts will follow you like a shadow. they will drip at the contours when you smile. when he says he loves you, you will ask what he loves about you. you will not believe him when he says “everything” because you feel so empty with nothing in you left to love.”
― Portia Mabaso, Current Feels: For those who feel too much

“you will try to forget him. to miss him less. you will pray the memories away, but this is where you get the most heartbroken. when you realize that nothing can make you forget.”
― Portia Mabaso, Current Feels: For those who feel too much

“i don’t remember the packed bags, or what the fight was about. i don’t remember him walking away. what i do remember is the absence of his laughter in the morning and how nights became mound upon mound of unbearable darkness.”
― Portia Mabaso, Current Feels: For those who feel too much

“today you will tell someone they are toxic. you will block her, delete her numbers and have no craving left in your bones to ever speak to her. the intent will not be to hurt her even though you know how hurtful your words are. the intention will be to guard your energy against leaks. you will remind yourself that it is okay to ask people to leave your space and for you to leave theirs without explanation. you will remind yourself that your well-being comes first. that you don’t owe anyone a reason for why you left. that sometimes it is necessary to simply leave without packing your favorite books, or the anniversary gifts or any of those things you once treasured.”
― Portia Mabaso, Current Feels: For those who feel too much

“you still have air in your lungs regardless of the many times you were sure you were breathing your last.”
― Portia Mabaso, Current Feels: For those who feel too much

“walking away takes a minute. you slam the door and everything you no longer want, or need is left behind. but leaving take years. the things, the people, the memories and their scent will linger long after you have walked away.”
― Portia Mabaso, Current Feels: For those who feel too much