Iveliz Explains It All Quotes

“I am not okay,
and sometimes
I wish people wouldn't believe me
when I say I am.
I wish they would ask, just one more time,
and I wish they wouldn't tiptoe around me
like I'm a poem,
so I could show them that I'm a real girl,
accidentally cracked.”
― Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

“How it’s not my brain being messed up, but more my heart being hurt, and how sometimes we think we’re okay, we think we’ve moved on, but then our hearts crack open months or even years later and it’s important to stop, be kind to ourselves, and ask for help— ask for love.”
― Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

“And I smile at her and my mom
and think how lucky I am
to finally be seen
by people who understand.”
― Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

“and it's important to stop,
be kind to ourselves,
and ask for help-
ask for love.”
― Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

“But you have to be somewhere I can find.
You understand?
Somewhere I can find.

I nod, because I know what he is saying
and what he is not saying.
He can't find me if I'm not here.
(p. 113 of the hardcover edition.)”
― Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All