Chasing Old Haunts Quotes

“seeking a place to rest my head without shame
seeking a father who never worried about me
seeking a mother whose body never hurt
seeking the piano that could play itself
seeking a person who wants to meet me on a train
seeking a person who knows where estonia is
seeking my sense of self i never found–seeking

an end to all of this.”
― Jessie Knoles, Chasing Old Haunts

“...what role do i play in
my familial structure? the one
who feels things and cries a lot.”
― Jessie Knoles, Chasing Old Haunts

“the first year on your own is better than the others
then it's calculating bank accounts and it's the

first of the month and rent is due and you sit and
romanticize your childhood bedroom.”
― Jessie Knoles, Chasing Old Haunts

“i want to swim
in a lake because
it's what i'm
most afraid of.
slime and murk
on the bottom.
you push me
into the lake and
at first i am upset
but then i get it.”
― Jessie Knoles, Chasing Old Haunts