When I first heard about the book "milk and honey," I was very interested and eager to read it, even though I haven't read much in the past few years. Like many other young woman, I have gone through heartache and times where I felt very lost in life. In this book, the author, Rupi Kaur, has a poem dedicated to a page of its own that has words that describe every feeling you've ever felt. You didn't know it was possible all of the hurting, loving, breaking and healing you've experienced could be written in one book by someone else. Here are some of the poems throughout this book that made me stop, think and realize.
Chapter one: The Hurting
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"you tell me to quiet down cause my opinions make me less beautiful but i was not made with a fire in my belly so i could be put out i was not made with a lightness on my tongue so i could be easy to swallow i was made heavy half blade and half silk difficult to forget and not easy for the mind to follow." This is by far one of my favorites, you were not made to sit back and look pretty. You were made to speak your mind and be unforgettable.
"she was a rose in the hands of those who had no intentions of keeping her."
For all of those people out there who feel replaceable and used.
Chapter two: The Loving
"I do not want to have you to fill the empty parts of me i want to be full on my own i want to be so complete i could light a whole city and then i want to have you cause the two of us combined could set it on fire." This is the type of love everyone deserves, to love when you're ready, to be whole on your own.
"i need someone who knows struggle as well as i do someone willing to hold my feet in their lap on days it is too difficult to stand the type of person who gives exactly what i need before i even know i need it the type of lover who hears me even when i do not speak is the type of understanding i demand." - the type of lover i need. This is all anyone could ever want from a significant lover, understanding.
Chapter three: The Breaking
"don't mistake salt for sugar if he wants to be with you he will it's that simple." In just a few words Rupi opens your eyes to realize, if someone wants to be with you, they will. It's a harsh reality.
"when you are so broken and he has left you do not question whether you were enough the problem was you were so enough he was not able to carry it." You are always enough, you are always good, some people can't care for you the way you needed to be cared for.
Chapter four: The Healing
"stay strong through your pain grow flowers from it you have helped me grow flowers out of mine so bloom beautifully dangerously loudly bloom softly however you need just bloom." - to the reader. This is by far one of my favorites from the entire book, take your pain and turn yourself into something beautiful.
"i know it's hard believe me i know it feels like tomorrow will never come and today will be the most difficult day to get through but i swear you will get through the hurt will pass as it always does if you give it time and let it so let it go slowly like a broken promise let it go." This poem took my heart right out of my chest. That's all I have to say about it.
"most importantly love like it's the only thing you know how at the end of the day all this means nothing this page where you're sitting your degree your job the money nothing even matters except love and human connection who you loved and how deeply you loved them how you touched the people around you and how much you gave them." When you are old and reflecting on life, nothing is going to matter besides the people you have loved and given you love in return. The past few years I have viewed love as an awful thing, being so vulnerable to one person. This book has helped me reflect that love and hurt is what shapes you into the person you are. You take your pain and make something out of yourself, although some people have different ways of doing this. Throughout your life I want you to remember to love, love hard and hurt bad, you will be okay.
