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

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

“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.”

“There is an empty space next to you in the backseat of the station wagon. Make it the shape of everything you need. Now say hello.”

“He could build a city. Has a certain capacity. There’s a niche in his chest”

“A man walks into a bar and says:”

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

“I am not a slow learner”

“I still wake up with things to tell you.”

“]sing to us”

“LIFE IS”

“I hid my love when young till I”

“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.”