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

“A man walks into a bar and says:”

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

“I know history. There are many names in history”

“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.”

“You're trying not to tell him 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 don't even have a name for.”

“Here is the repeated image of the lover destroyed.”

“But I”

“I think of love, and you, and my heart grows full and warm, and my breath stands still.”

“I saw thee once - only once - years ago:”

“She was another broken doll dreaming of a boy with glue.”

“I watch with envious eyes and mind, the single-souled who dare not feel”

“Sometimes it feels like someone else is wearing my body.”