From the blog: Quote Lounge. 1 I present to you, the following quote: 2

I spend a lot of time
—searching for affection—
in shallow spaces.

I gave people bits of me,
they didn’t deserve.
And I let myself be hurt,
because I thought,
that’s what I deserved.

But once I let go
—of trying to shove puzzle pieces
in places that did not fit—
once I let go of all the hate
I – secretly – had stored in the
gashes that decorate my heart.

I met you.
~M. K.