Poetry Quote by Richard Siken — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“You’re in a car with a beautiful boy, and he won’t tell you that he loves you, but he loves you. And you feel like you’ve done something terrible, like robbed a liquor store, or swallowed pills, or shoveled yourself a grave in the dirt, and you’re tired. You’re in a car with a beautiful boy, and you’re trying not to tell him that you love him, and you’re trying to choke down the feeling, and you’re trembling, but he reaches over and he touches you, like a prayer for which no words exist, and you feel your heart taking root in your body, like you’ve discovered something you didn’t even have a name for.”

“This is where the evening splits in half, Henry, love or death. Grab an end, pull hard, and make a wish.”

“I swear, I end up feeling empty, like you've taken something out of me and I have to search my body for scars.”

“Oh, the things we invent when we are scared”

“I wanted to be wanted and he was very beautiful, kissed with his eyes closed, and only felt good while moving. You could drown in those eyes, I said, so it’s summer, so it’s suicide, so we’re helpless in sleep and struggling at the bottom of the pool.”

“How can I live without thee, how forego”

“Poetry is an echo asking a shadow to dance.”

“if you”

“I will try to disappoint you”

“Rather than words comes the thought of high windows:”

“If I could I would nail these hands to the edges of stars. I would sacrifice this body to the sky hoping to resurrect as someone spiteful enough to not care about you.”