I Saw You As A Flower Quotes

“If you're looking for forever,
I'll take the batteries out of my clocks.
So that we'll be stuck inside this moment,
as if time had really stopped.

I would tell you I love you every second,
except here, seconds do not exist.
So I'll say I love you with each breath,
with each smile, with each kiss.

And when I die, you can crank your watch,
restart your clocks, begin the time.
And know that we were infinite
in the moment that you were mine.”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“let us live like flowers
wild and beautiful
and drenched in sun”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“the audacity
people have
to tell you
they love you
while knowing
it is only
their brain speaking
and not their heart”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“writing is about
shedding your shield
and allowing yourself
to be vulnerable
it is about forcing yourself
to confront your demons
and to let yourself feel
-this is also what healing is about”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“you are
who your friends are
so i surrounded myself
with wildflowers”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“until the oceans dry up,
and the evergreens lose their color
until the sun forgets to shine,
and the birds can't remember how to sing
until the world isn't round,
and all of the stars fall out of the sky
i will love you”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“i let the sun
give me freckles
so i could share
a piece of sunshine
with someone
in the dark”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“being brave
does not mean
that you live unafraid
but rather
that you continue to speak
even when
your voice is shaking”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“there is no shame in emotion
even the earth cries
so its flowers can grow”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“i want to believe
those three little words
but i cannot
because i feel alone
even when you are beside me”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“i hope that you never know
what it feels like
to brush your teeth
with the bathroom lights off
because the
reflection in the mirror
deems itself
unworthy to be seen”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“thank you
for teaching me
to love myself
i had to
when i realized
that you didn't”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“years ago
i remember praying
for you to change
today
i thank God
for saying no
and for deciding to
change me instead”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“speak only words
as sweet
as the honeysuckles
and you will always
be surrounded
by pleasant company”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“my heart is
either waning or waxing
and i am tired
of waiting
for it to be full”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“are you okay
they ask
i respond as quickly
as i can
so they will not
notice the earthquakes
in my voice
or the tsunamis
in my eyes
or the drought
in my heart”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“if you cannot tell already, i love flowers. for me, they have always been a message of positivity. what appears to be such a fragile little thing has the strength to withstand so much. through wind, rain, and storms, they are still able to grow and thrive as something beautiful. and so can we, even when the odds are against us. remember this as you go through your days.”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“time doesn't wait on us;
it doesn't pause for us to play.
it doesn't stop for us to complete our dreams;
it moves forward either way.
it doesn't press rewind;
a moment passed is a moment lost.
if you didn't speak your heart,
then regret will be the cost.
time goes on forever,
but our time will surely end.
if you don't make the most of the time you have,
then time is not your friend.”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“laughter is the music
in a world
full of too much silence
and the silence
in a world
full of too much noise”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“poetry is the music
for those
who cannot sing”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“you drink nectar
with the hummingbirds
but prey with the vultures
and you wonder why
you cannot be trusted
-you are who you are with”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“radiate so much positivity
that the sun
rises each morning
to compete
with your light”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“be a light
that doesn't cast shadows
on anyone
have a smile
that shines
for everyone
and create a happiness
that can be taken by
no one”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“if i become
anything in my lifetime
let it be the wind
what a wondrous thing
to be felt
without being seen”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“and again
i go to bed early
because it hurts too much
to stay awake
and think about
how you aren't here
the only place
i can be with you
is in my dreams”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“even if i am
stripped
of everything
i will not
be nothing”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“am leaving my mistakes
behind me
as shadows of who i was
but not of who i will become
that is the beautiful thing
about shadows
they will always fall behind you
when you face the sun
and to the sun
i am running”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“we are all flowers
underneath the same sun
we bloom
in an array of
colors.
shapes.
sizes.
-this is what makes the garden so beautiful”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“oh how difficult
it is
to balance
celebrating
and mourning
the time you had with someone”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection

“what hurts the most
is seeing the girls
you choose after me
beside you
for other reasons
than loving your heart”
― Ellen Everett, I Saw You As A Flower: A Poetry Collection