Milk and Honey

we are all bornso beautifulthe greatest tragedy isbeing convinced we are not

As my first time reading a book of poetry, I enjoyed it quite a bit. It was interesting diving into this genre by reading free verse/prose poetry (which was my understanding from my limited research).

Rupi Kaur paints vivid and crude images with her words, and her pen, truly transmiting her struggles and feelings, showing there is no shame to our scars: they make us strong, they make us grow and heal; they make us our very unique beautiful self.

you were so afraidof my voicei decided to beafraid of it too

Like I said, I'm no poetry expert, but I think this is a great book that relentlessly touches on themes such as love, abuse, feminitity and trauma in a way that there's always something for one as reader to connect with, no matter your life experiencies. Also, the illustrations were the perfect addition; I really think they're my favorite part of the book.

The only reason I'm not rating this higher is because of my personal likes on reading content. Perhaps after reading more poetry I'll come back to it and up the rating.

how cruel i was to myself. giving you credit for my warmth simply because you had felt it. thinking it was you who gave me strength. wit. beauty. simply because you recognized it. as if i was already not these things before i met you. as if i did not remain all these once you left.