Richard Siken quotes - page 2

I'm battling monsters, I'm pulling you out of the burning buildings/ and you saybut you never come through. (Richard Siken)
Everyone needs a place. It shouldn't be inside of someone else. View quote
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I sleep. I dream. I make up things that I would never say. I say them very quietly. View quote
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He was pointing at the moon, but I was looking at his hand. View quote
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You're falling now. You're swimming. This is not           harmless. You are not                     breathing. View quote
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I woke up in the morning and I didn't want anything, didn't do anything, couldn't do it anyway, just lay there listening to the blood rush through me and it never made any sense, anything. View quote
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Is that too much to expect? That I would name the stars for you? That I would take you there? The splash of my tongue melting you like a sugar cube? View quote
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Tell me we're dead and I'll love you even more. View quote
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You see, I take the parts that I remember and stitch them back together to make a creature that will do what I say or love me back. View quote
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Oh, the things we invent when we are scared and want to be rescued. View quote
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We can do anything. It's not because our hearts are large, they're not, it's what we struggle with. The attempt to say Come over. Bring your friends. It's a potluck, I'm making pork chops, I'm making those long noodles you love so much. (Richard Siken)
Moonlight making crosses on your body, and me putting my mouth on every one. View quote
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You go to work the next day pretending nothing happened. Your co-workers ask if everything's okay and you tell them you're just tired. And you're trying to smile. And they're trying to smile. View quote
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