We have to create; it is the only thing louder than destruction. Andrea Gibson More Quotes by Andrea Gibson More Quotes From Andrea Gibson We all have different reasons for forgetting to breathe. Andrea Gibson breathe different forget If a tree fell in the forest, and you were the only one there to hear it; if its fall to the ground didn’t make a sound, would you panic in fear that you didn’t exist, or would you bask in the bliss of your nothingness? Andrea Gibson sound tree fall It's your worst sin saving your f***ing life; It's the devil's knife carving holes into your soul so angels have a way to make their way inside; Life doesn't rhyme. Still, life is poetry, not math. The whole world's a stage, but the stage is a meditation mat. You tilt your head back; you breathe. when your heart is broken, you plant seeds in the cracks and you pray for rain. Andrea Gibson angel rain heart I know a thousand things louder than a soldier's gun; I know the heartbeat of his mother. Andrea Gibson gun mother heart I intend to leave this life so shattered there's gonna have to be a thousand separate heavens for all of my flying parts Andrea Gibson this-life flying heaven I have always been comfortable weathering the storm. Andrea Gibson sunny sunny-day storm I could never trust anyone who's well adjusted to a sick society. Andrea Gibson never-trust wells sick My heart is a parachute that has never opened in time. Andrea Gibson parachutes my-heart heart But whatever However Whenever this ends I want you to know That right now I love you forever Andrea Gibson hula forever love-you You panic button collector. You clock of beautiful ticks. You run out the door if you need to. You flock to the front row of your own class. You feather everything until you know you can always, always shake like a leaf on my family tree and know you belong here. You belong here and everything you feel is okay. Everything you feel is okay. Andrea Gibson running beautiful inspirational Love is like sunshine. Sometimes you have to get burned to know you were there. I want to know that I'm here. Andrea Gibson sunshine want love-is Remind me that the most fertile lands were built by the fires of volcanoes. Andrea Gibson volcanoes land fire My mouth is a fire escape. The words coming out don’t care that they are naked. There is something burning in there. Andrea Gibson burning naked fire I write because it is while I'm writing that I feel most connected to why we're here. I write because silence is a heavy weight to carry. I write to remember. I write to heal. I write to let the air in. I write as a practice of listening. Andrea Gibson practice air writing Cause I might be naked and lonely Shaking branches for bones But I'm still time zones away From who I was the day before we met You were the first mile Where my heart broke a sweat And I wish you were here I wish you'd never left But mostly I wish you well I wish you my very very best. Andrea Gibson lonely heart inspirational A doctor once told me I feel too much. I said, so does god. that’s why you can see the grand canyon from the moon. Andrea Gibson broken-heart doctors moon I don't believe we're hateful. I think mostly we're just asleep, but the math adds up the same. Andrea Gibson math believe thinking The trauma said, ‘Don’t write these poems. Nobody wants to hear you cry about the grief inside your bones. Andrea Gibson grief want writing We all have bullets beneath our skin we pray our lovers won't flinch at when they find. Andrea Gibson bullets skins lovers I thought, "The flowers, save the flowers..." I never thought for a second we wouldn't save the people Andrea Gibson flower people