I Can Live Alone, If Self-respect, And Circumstances Require Me So To Do. I Need Not Sell My Soul To

“I can live alone, if self-respect, and circumstances require me so to do. I need not sell my soul to buy bliss.”

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Mary Oliver, from “A Visitor”, Dream Work

3 August , 2024

"For every life I can’t save during my shift, one more drop of blood becomes a part of me. No matter how many times I wash my hands, our martyrs’ blood seeps beneath my skin, into my cells. By now it’s probably encoded in my DNA."

Zoulfa Katouh,

  As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

What an exhausting day it was. A brief afternoon drizzle washed away the dark canopy, but the sunset poured into my room, casting a warm glow that revived my spirits.

Here's to whatever's next

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