all the things i never said

al lt he t hi ngs inever sai d apoet r ybookby SARAHD. L .

/ /aboutt heaut hor S ar ahD. L .i sanas pi r i ngwr i t er / poet f r om as mal l t owni nt hePhi l i ppi nes .

S hel i kest aki ngherdogt omor ni ng wal ks ,maki ngpancakesf orl unch, andwi s hi ngupons hoot i ngs t ar sat ni ght s .Adaught er ,as i s t er ,af r i end, adr eamer ,ar eader ,al over .

/ /aut hor ’ snot e T hi sbooki syoung,ands oar eyou.

Wor dsar ef or ever ,ands oar eyou.

T het r uej oysi nl i f ear ef oundi nt he l i t t l et hi ngs .Neverover l ookt hem.

Youmi ghtbes ur pr i s edathow bi g andr evol ut i onar yt heycanbe.

Mor dentdansl avi e!

F o r myMa ma , Yo ua r e t h e s t r o n g e s t .

I l o v e yo u , l e t u s k e e p o nf i g h t i n g .

“ L ovei spat i ent ,i fi ti s n’ t , i ti snotl ove.

T hewor l di sbeaut i f ul ,i fi ti s n’ t , i ti snott hewor l d. ”

iwi shicoul dt el lyou al lt het hi ngsiwant ed t osayst ar i ngt hr ough yourbr owneyeswi t h r i ngsofgol d,t hewor ds ikeptt uckedawayi n t hesaf estcor ner sof myhear t ,butidonot knowwhet heryouar e wi l l i ngt ol endmet he eyest hatihavebeen dr eami ngabouti ft hat meansasi ngl esecond ofl ooki ngawayf r om hereyes.

-t heeyest hatspeak

idontwantt he wor dst oescape myl i psf oriam af r ai dt heymi ght becomer eal .

-l i psl ocked,wor dshi dden

herabi l i t yt ol ove wi t houtmeasur e, r el ent l essl y ,was bot hherexcept i onal gi f tandherdownr i ght cur se.

-t hel ovi ng

ibr okemyr ul es andst andar ds f oryou, andi nr et ur n, youbr okeme.

-t hebr eaki ng

iwi shiam manyt hi ngs, except mysel f .

-t heunbecomi ng

whenyoul ef t , youpackedup yourbagst ucki ng mypoet r yi n i t spocket s& l ockedi taway .

-nowi ’ ml ef tt obl eednotwor ds

yout ur nedeachofyourscar i nt oaf l ower bedandr ai ned i tdownwi t hownedt ear s, sowheni tgr ewvi nesand st ems,i tr eachedouti nt o t hedeepestpar tofmysoul andl etf al lapol l ent ol eave yourmar konme.

-icar r yyourr osesever yday ,t hor nsandal l

nobodyownsyou, notyourf at her , notyourmot her , cer t ai nl ynotour f uckedup soci et y .

-youar eyour ’ sal one

somedayi ’ l lchoke onal lt hewor ds ishoul d’ vesai d butchosenott o.

-wor dsar ef at ali funsai d

Il ostmyhome whenyoudeci ded t owal kaway wi t hmyhear tand soult uckedi nsi de yourbl acksui t case.

-youl ef tanot esayi ng“ sor r ybutyouj ust ar en’ tenough”

myf at hert ol dme t ost ayawayf r om boys whosmoke,dr i nk andi nbedal lday , buthef or gott owar nme aboutaboywhowear s deni mj acketover whi t eshi r thol di ng hi spenandpaper .

-t hef i r stt i meisawyou

iwantt obr eat he youi nl i keyour ci gar et t e, iwantt of eelyou r unni ngi nmy bl oodst r eam, cl oudi ngmy j udgment , “ st op,st op, youcoul ddi e, ” t heywar ned, butyouar e t het hi ngt hat icannotqui t j ustyet .

-ij ustneedanot herhi t

il etyoui nand youf oundgal axi es i nsi demebutyou deci dedt hemyst er y j ustwasn’ tf oryou.

-andsoyoust r i ppedmeof fmyst ar s

youwer eapen, iwasyourj our nal , onmypaper t hi nski n youwr ot est or i es, scr i bbl edsomedays, t ur nedmei nt oar t , &bl edyourhear tdr y , butwhenir anoutofpages, youwander edof fl ooki ng f oranewonet of i l l .

-youbl eedi nkybl ackwhi l eibl eedbl oodr ed

idi edt r yi ngt ogi ve l i f et ot heper sonyou want edmet obe, nowt heghostofwhat usedt obehaunt sme dayandni ght .

-keepchasi ngghost s

i tonl yt ookmeonel ook atyout oknowt hatiam goi ngt ohandyouover myhear tandyouar e goi ngt ot akei tandl eave i tl yi ngont hef l oorsoyou coul dst eponi tover&over , andst i l l ,igaveyouever y bi tofmyf r agi l est upi dhear t .

-yourcar petmadeofhumanhear ti sbr oken

andt hatwast hel esson shel ear ned, t ol ovewhi l eyoust i l lcan, t ol ovewi t hever ybeatof yourf adi nghear t , l ovewhati sf r agi l e, i mper i l ed,anddai nt y , t ol oveever yt hi ng beaut i f uland br oken.

-nobodyi sguar ant eedf or ever

t heysayt hatmostwr i t er s wr i t ewhenevert heyar e sadori nl ove, t oday ,youar et her eason mypenbl eeds, andyoumakemef eel bot h.

-t hewr i t er

get t i nghur tsomet i mes i sokay ,i ti st heuni ver se’ s wayoft el l i ngust hatwe ar eal i ve,t hatwear est i l l human,t hatwear ecapabl e ofl ovi ng,andbesi des, wewoul dn’ tknowhow happi nessf eel sl i kei f wehaven’ tknownpai n.

-t heheal i ng

Peopl eal wayst ol dme nott owor r ybecauset her e woul dal waysbel i ght att heendoft het unnel t ogui demenomat t er howdar ki tget s, If ol l owedi tbel i evi ngt hat youwer et hesunt hat shi nedt hr oughmyt unnel , yougotmemovi ng t oof ast ,t oor i sky , t oohopef ul , t oobl i ndt oseewhat ’ scomi ng, nooneevert ol dmet hel i ght att heendoft het unneli sn’ t al wayst hesun,somet i mes i ti sat r ai n.

-t het r ai nwasf ast ert hanme

yourhear twi l lbr eak maybeonce maybet wi ce maybemor et han yourhear tcanhandl e, t hat ’ st heuni ver sal pr omi se,buti ti syou whodeci deswhoar e t heoneswor t hbr eaki ng i tf or .

-chooseyourbat t l es

youshoul dhaveseen t hewaysheusedt o l ookatyoul i keyouwer et heocean wavesandshewas desper at et obepul l ed i nanddr own.

-t hemovi ngon

never l ook f or heal i ng i n t he same hands t hat br oke you.

-t hef r eedom

ACKNOWLEDGMENT Thankyouf ort het i meyougaveme andt hi sl i t t l ebook.Ihopet hi sshi f t ed somet hi ngi nsi deyou.Mayyounever st opf eedi ngyourf i r e.Mer cibeaucoup!

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