𝑆𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐵𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑈s

𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑎𝑦, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝐼 𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑛’𝑡 𝑠𝑎𝑦.

[manae]

There are lots of stars

who feel the same way

like I feel.

ー Manae ー

[manae]

How could you be so happy

after all these things happened.

- Manae -

[manae]

You were not the answer.

I was.

ー Manae ー

[manae]

Poetry is not an intervention

or a prescription

or a therapy session

but you can help with it.

ー Light Flitters in Poems ー

[manae]

If you can accept yourself

as you are,

no slander can hurt you, and

no admiration can make you accept.

ー Mother Teresa ー

[manae]

Some mistakes....

just have greater consequences than others.

But you don’t have to let that night

be the thing defines you.

ー Me Before You ー

[manae]

Many brought joy and sorrow,

many throw my life off course,

while others made no difference,

whatsoever.

ー Call Me by Your Name ー

[manae]

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑦 𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑠,

𝐼 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑, 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑦 𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑠,

𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑,

𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡’𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒,

𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑦 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒.

ー𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑀𝑒 𝑏𝑦 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒ー

[manae]

𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑜𝑘𝑎𝑦

𝑡𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑜𝑘𝑎𝑦.

𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑜𝑘𝑎𝑦

𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑎𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒.

𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓𝑖𝑠ℎ,

𝑠𝑜 𝑖𝑡’𝑠 𝑜𝑘𝑎𝑦.

ー𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑒ー

[manae]

𝐿𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠,

𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒,

𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑦,

𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑡𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓,

𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑢𝑠.

ー 𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑀𝑒 𝐵𝑦 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒 ー

[manae]

𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠

𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑎𝑦,

𝑎𝑛𝑑

𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠

𝐼 𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑛’𝑡 𝑠𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓.

ー 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑒 ー