The one

He knew she was the one

by the way he ached to

taste every detail of her.

From her roots to her

rose petals, he wanted 

to experience it all.

Willing to feel

his blood trickle down

his lips, just to kiss

her thorns.

JmStorm

Out of love

May every kind thing you do

be out of love,

not for love.

~Morgan Richard Olivier

Wants to forget

She just wants to forget

about life for awhile.

She chose you because

it's easy with you.

She feels safe enough

to show you her 

vulnerability.

You can speak the language

of the stars with her.

Take her to places

she's never been

without ever leaving.

~N.R. Hart

They are aware

Trust me, they are aware.

They just don't want to acknowledge.

They can't understand how everything that

they thought would destroy you

could have somehow been used to develop you.

They can't understand how

all the tactics and schemes

they thought would bruise your reputation

turned around and built your character and credibility.

They don't get it,

and that's exactly why

they don't have it.

~Morgan Richard Olivier

They left

They left, because it's easier for them

to be with someone who doesn't make 

them think and who doesn't stir their 

emotions. You aren't the problem.

Their wounds are.

~Writingtoinspire

Her walls

The only way to bring down her 

walls is to show her you love her

enough to climb over them.

~Mark Anthony Poet

Always suffer

I asked my friend why I always suffer in relationships? Then he told me this:

I know you from childhood and you are really soft and emotional. You are not selfish or mean which makes you to give and give You always love to give people the best of you. Because making people loved and happy makes you happy. But problem is you think that everyone is like you. You should know that everyone is not deserving. You should not allow people to take advantage of you.

~Ritabh

Breathe

 His hands on her

touching her knowing her...

his eyes raking over her

his fingers running through

her soul

she finds it hard to breathe

she felt powerless

within his tight grip

as he stole her every

breath...

and she wonders to herself

with him on this earth...

will she ever breathe normally

again?

~N.R. Hart

Open up

If you open up

To me

I will make you

Discover

How much love

Your heart

Always

Deserved

Beautiful disaster

She got swept away

by the storm

in his eyes

drowning in his

hurricane kisses...

it was the most

beautiful disaster

ever...

~N.R. Hart

Never easy

 Easy was never

the promise.

Victory was.

Daily bread

There is a story of a grocery store owner who tried to weigh one. (?) A tired-looking woman came into the store and asked for enough food for her children. The grocer asked her how much she could spend. The frail woman answered, "I have nothing to offer but a little prayer."

The storekeeper was not very sentimental nor religious, so he said, half-mockingly, "Write it on paper, and I'll weigh it."

So she did. The grocer placed the prayer on the weight side of his old-fashioned scales. Then he began piling food on the other side; but to his amazement, the scale would not go down. He finally became flustered and gave the woman a large bag of food.

The grocer never saw the woman again, but he treasures the slip of paper upon which the woman's prayer had been written:

"Please, Lord, give us this day our daily bread."

Not done yet

 dammit, I'm not done yet-

it's the way you can taste

the orange she had for breakfast

because you can't take your

curious mouth off of her.

the reason you call off of work

because you need to know what

she smells like with cinnamon rolls,

so you can see what coffee tastes

like in her throat at noon.

the way she ballroom dances

when the kitchen windows are wide open

& knowing the weight of her

towel when she washes her hair.

you know this is love because

you need to buy 5 reams of paper

& 3 ink spools for this machine

every time she bites 

her lip and twists her hair.

this is love because you're staring

at a woman who has done the work

to be: here

~my.god.your.beautiful

NOT being nice

 This is not being nice; It's people-pleasing:

• Accepting blame to keep the peace
• Operating beyond your capacity
• Disregarding your needs
• Allowing people who haven't changed back into your life
• Doing for others what they could do for themselves (enabling)
• Going out of the way to accommodate people
• Being passive
• Remaining silent when you have an issue

Passionately

people who love

passionately are meant to

be loved passionately.

~butterflies rising

So alive

 "His soul" part 3

She had never felt so alive

sitting next to him

the air cracked with electricity.

Every cell was on fire inside

her and all she could think of

was leaning over and placing

her burning lips on his neck

half-biting, half-kissing him,

she wanted to kiss him wildly

like he's never been kissed 

before...breathing life back

into his soul,

until his only desire

at this moment was to have her

make her his.

~n.r. hart

Trouble

I knew the moment I laid eyes on him

that he was going to be trouble.

Everything about him felt familiar,

everything about him felt right. The

connection was a powerful one...a strong

magnetic pull of the universe. I couldn't

run even if I wanted to. And, I thought

this one feels different somehow, this

one is going to hurt because I felt

completely vulnerable with him. I

couldn't catch my breath with him. The

danger of losing my heart to him. The

way he stole my soul from me and made it 

his. I was putty in his hands and I knew

I was going to love him in a way I never

loved anyone. How he would own every

piece of me. This one was dangerous

because this one held the power to

destroy me. As I just stood there with my

eyes...watching my own demise.

~N.R. Hart, "in over my head"

Choose to love

i choose to love.

not because it's the easiest

answer, or because it's the 

simplest path. but because i am

the best version of myself when

i am loving others. and doing 

what i can to make their time

here on earth a little better.

so that's how i live.

loving first and not worrying

about the return. it keeps life

simple. and it keeps me true

to myself.

~topher kearby

Dangerous love

 "Dangerous love"

I don't want to be the comfortable

one

I want to be the dangerous love.

The one you are mysteriously

drawn to

the one who keeps you up at night

makes your heart beat faster

an out of control love

that leaves you breathless.

I am not just any girl

I am your addiction.

The one you are wild for

the one you cannot live without.

I want to get under your skin and 

stay there.

~N.R. Hart

Beautiful soul

she's not just

beautiful to

look at, but 

a beautiful

soul everyone

looks for.

~Joseph Colombrita

Kissing your forehead

 The real lover is

the man who can

thrill you by

kissing your

forehead.

Kiss you

let me kiss you...

once in every place that you love

and twice in the places you find hard to love

...for they need it the most.

~stormofwords

Creates it

she doesn't 

look for 

magic.

she creates

it. whether

anyone is 

looking 

or not.

~Joseph Colombrita

Way you are

Women's Magazine:

Page 9:  How to lose weight fast.

Page 10: You're beautiful the way you are.

Page 11: Cake recipe

Five men

 Written about 5 missionaries killed in Ecuador in 1965:

Through gates of splendor five men came,

And bowed before God's throne.

By martyred death in Jesus' name,

Forever welcomed home.

Upon a hostile riverside

In darkest Ecuador,

Those godly missionaries died

For a gospel open door.

And yet in God's eternal plan

His name was glorified.

The killers and the martyrs stand

And worship side by side.

For as those men as martyrs fell,

God's Spirit moved His breath.

So they in heaven gladly dwell

With some who caused their death!

He is no fool who gives away

That which he cannot keep,

To gain reward through endless day,

And precious souls to reap.

~Jim Hatcher

So fast

 I fell in love with you so fast

because I never felt so safe

around anyone the way I did

around you.

~@womenquotes

Miss me

 If you miss me,

even if it is in a 

time far away

from now, I hope

you still have the 

courage to tell

me, because

maybe i will still

be missing you 

too.

~Albo

Tell a lot

 I've learned that you

can tell a lot about a

person by the way (s)he

handles these three 

things: a rainy day, lost

luggage, and tangled 

Christmas tree lights.

~Maya Angelou

Pretty face

you may think she is just

a pretty face, and that is

where you would have it

wrong.

she's an olive branch to

a man who has fought too

many wars inside.

she's a green light at

a 4 way stop because it's

been a hell of a day and

you just want to be home.

she's a hornet,

a hurricane,

a masterpiece that my eyes

can't look away from.

you see a pretty face.

I see a soul that is even

more so.

~JmStorm

Always you

Always you

If I could have one last choice,

it would always be you, my love.

I will always choose you

in every dream,

in every realm,

in every sigh,

in every breath.

If not in this life,

then in the next.

Like her

 you do not find

the L o v e

of a woman like

H e r,

at a party

in a market, in a bar,

or by swiping right.

and yes, of course

you "like" Her,

for there exist

no others "like" Her.

but need I mention

she does not apply,

to common crude convention.

she will not be bought,

sold, ghosted, stolen, nor told

no, you will never find "her".

instead, she may find "you."

only, if you are worthy,

and not when "you" are ready.

but when "she" is.

~Broms the Poet

Restless nights

on these restless nights

I pretend it's because you're awake

wishing you were here too

Loving too much

She was in danger of loving

him too much

she was helpless

the way he could pin her down

using only his eyes

how her breathing changes

anticipating his touch

and the way his hands could

break her into soft wild

pieces

each screaming his name

oh, how she falls every time

over these quiet treacherous

things and how she keeps falling 

again and again.

~N.R. Hart

On my way

you said,

tell me where you've been love

and i thought of all the lost roads,

and dark corners,

and heavy work, and heartbreak,

and of all the healing

and i just said...

on my way here

-butterflies rising

My favorite

when I look back

to the day we met

i still see 

the beginning

of my favorite

love story.

~Mark Anthony

Nowhere

 "Nowhere"

I am nowhere where he is

I am here and he is there

how easy it would be

to be nowhere together...

nowhere is everywhere

when I'm with him

he is everywhere in me...

yet, here we are in nowhere

not here and not there

when all I want is

to be anywhere...

where he is.

~N.R. Hart

Not a weakness

Never assume it's a weakness to give love

as openly as you do. People may take it

for granted or take advantage of it, but

promise me you'll never change because of

it. Some of the most amazing individuals

you'll come across in this life are the kind

that never let the bad change the good in 

them. So keep seeing the good in everyone

and keep spreading your love without fear.

-The world needs more people just like you.

~Charlotte Freeman, @momentaryhappiness

A chance

She is beautiful

but her looks

never stood a

chance compared

to how breathtaking

her soul is.

~Joseph Colombrita

Always

 i always wanted you

even when I didn't know 

what i wanted. 

even before i knew

you.

it was you.

you were the chapter

that i didn't know

the words to, but 

always knew it existed.

and when i finally

found it and began

to read, i knew i 

was home.

~JmStorm

Money as well

No one would remember

the Good Samaritan if he'd

only had good intentions,

he had money as well.

~Margaret Thatcher

Two roads

 Someone once asked me

"why do you  always

insist on taking

the hard road?"

I replied,

"why do you assume

I see two roads?"

Didn't look that stupid

Sometimes obeying

God will make you

look crazy, get you

deleted, mocked

and even laughed

at. But when the 

rain started to

fall, Noah didn't look

that stupid anymore.

Steals the show

her looks may

have the spotlight

on her, but 

her soul

steals 

the show

every time.

~Joseph Colombrita

Look stupid

 Sometimes faith 

will make you look

stupid...until it

starts to rain.

~Noah

Her soul

it's her eyes that

will catch your 

attention. but 

it's her soul 

that will make

you never lose it.

~Joseph Colombrita

Except with me

Our love story was what legends

are made from

a pure friendship a real romance

the best of both worlds

laughter and kisses

the fervor of passion

with bite marks and bruised lips

holding hands and fingerprints

pressed against flesh

the thrill of being alive

our souls stained with eternity

and sweet poetry.

A love like nothing

you've experienced before

or ever will again...

except with me.

~N.R. Hart

Awareness

Life is passing 

rapidly. Fiercely

commit to every

moment you find

beautiful and 

remember it. Record

it. Fully, whole-

heartedly inhabit

it. Awareness is one

of the greatest 

things you can

possess in this life 

and it is as

important as the

very air we breathe

and water we drink 

to stay alive.

~Victoria Erickson

Pieces

 By Elisabeth Elliott

If my life is broken when given to Jesus,

it is because pieces will feed a multitude,

while a loaf will satisfy only a little lad.

Faith

By Kathryn Kuhlman

Faith is when you stop believing what you see

and begin to see what you believe. 

You are

You are the "Yes"

to my heart's deepest longing,

the beautiful dream

that awoke me from sleep.

You are the end

to all of my searching,

my missing half -

in you I'm complete.

~John Mark Green

Worth loving

sometimes it just takes someone

loving you the right way to

remind you that you've always

been worth loving.

~Dane Thomas

Someone else's eyes

and so many people get lost

viewing themselves through

someone else's eyes and yet

we continue to do so, as if 

their point of view and

opinions determine

our worth.

~Dane Thomas

Off guard

She's the girl who caught you off guard,

isn't she?

She was unexpected and yet she

changed everything.

The kind of girl you fall in love with

and never knew it until it was much

too late.

There is something about her

something different

that makes her completely unexplainable

and yet, it doesn't even matter because

you are going to love her anyway.

And, she is the one who loved you

in such a way that you have never

been loved before, so unapologetically

so shamelessly, herself.

And, now you will see just how

unforgettable this girl can be.

~N.R. Hart

Best version

you haven't even met the

best version of yourself -

not yet.

the most healed.

the most fulfilled.

the most content.

and meeting that "you"

is worth fighting for.

so keep learning and growing,

~topher kearby

Someone kind

Wait for someone kind.

Wait for someone respectful, not only in the

beginning stages of the relationship when things are

bright and beautiful, but also when things get hard.

Wait for someone who respects your boundaries

and does not force you to do things that you're not

willing or ready to do.

Wait for someone who is giving and does not keep

count of the good things they do for you.

Manipulative

 Manipulative people don't want to solve

their problems. They want other people

to solve their problems. As soon as you

show empathy and start helping them,

you are on their hook: you solve one

problem - they create another one and

so on, blaming you for not doing

enough for them, creating more and 

more chaos and turning your life into a

stressful mess.

~@couragefindher

Enduring

 enduring.

do not underestimate someone who

has lost everything and is still

here to tell the story. do not

underestimate someone who has

fought dearly for sobriety. peace.

forgiveness. self-love. freedom.

authenticity. truth. do not

underestimate the lonely. they

have braved wars that only those

who understand the absence of

human connection, can do.

even now, they are holding it all

together while coming so wildly

undone. and sometimes we may see

them unravel ever so softly. or 

loudly. or however their soul

unties its cage the best. do not

underestimate the ones who have

suffered the kind of grief that

does not seem to end. who have been

broken in places you did not even

know existed. the ones who fell

into silence because their lungs

had no words left to speak. we will

not always be strong. no. but we

are enduring.

~ullie-kaye

Too vulnerable

 There is a fear in being

too vulnerable in love

because it will only lead

to heartbreak...

but I would rather feel

everything

than feel nothing and I would

rather stay soft in this hard

world

because my heart is not afraid

because my heart only knows

how to love this way...

And, I would break my own

heart just to love you harder.

And, I would stop time just

to love you longer.

~N.R. Hart

Something He knows

Note to self...

When God doesn't seem

to be answering our 

prayers in the way we

expect, then we must

trust there's something He 

know that we don't know.

~Lysa Terkeurst 

Complete

You are the "Yes"

to my heart's deepest longing,

the beautiful dream

that awoke me from sleep,

You are the end

to all of my searching,

my missing half-

in you I'm complete.

~John Mark Greene

What you deserve

This is a reminder

that your needs matter

as much as anyone 

else's, and if you have a 

hard time acknowledging

yourself, it's okay.

It takes a while to unlearn

a trauma response.

You deserve care.

Only once

 By Bob Marley

Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you've never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can't wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it's like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn't exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day's work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there's no need for continuous conversation, but you find you're quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is on the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that's so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.

Maybe

Maybe I just want

To hold you for awhile

And drift away

To the gentle thrumming

Of your heartbeat

As it bounces 

Off of my soul.

~S.M. Klees

Like home

 He said

"How do I taste?"

and as she licked his soul

from her lips, she said

"Like home."

~L.L. Musings

Fierce vulnerability

When I love,

I love...

it's a fierce vulnerability

my whole heart my breath

my essence...

naked and quivering

handed over to you

it's my heart my body

my soul...

soft and yielding

breathless and ready

to be taken by you.

~N.R. Hart

All at once

i just have to be 

close to you, one

way or another.

either physically,

emotionally or

mentally. 

and sometimes i 

need all of it 

at once.

~JmStorm 

Worst

Pretty much describes "M-1":

A woman

is at her worst

when she gives

everything

to the wrong one.

A man is at his worst,

when he gives nothing

to the right one.

A 10

She's a 10 but dated (was married to) a narcissist for years so there's not a single thing a man can say that she doesn't think is a lie.

Cannot replace

she feared him. not in

a physical sense, but

what he might represent.

he could be what she

dreamed of, or the thing

that might destroy the

last bit of hope she had 

managed to save.

it's under the protection

of the survival instinct

when it's about to run out,

just as if it was food or 

water, we become protective

of that which we cannot

replace.

~JmStorm

A weakness

she had a weakness 

for his hand on 

her neck and his

words in her

heart. neither 

of which did she

have the willpower

to refuse.

~JmStorm

Multiply it

she's not one to gather your love

and leave you cold. she will take

your love + multiply it, and then

hand it back to you, as magic.

~Nausicaa Twila

Paradise to protect

 And sometimes

you find yourself

back where you started,

but stronger and softer

all at once.

Swim inside the ocean

of tenderness,

yet build boundaries

on the sand.

An open heart is

a paradise to protect.

~Victoria Erickson

Author, Rhymes & Roads

Say the words

What a shame

It would be

To let love

Die

On the tip

Of your tongue

Because

You were

Too afraid 

To say

The words.

~S.M. Klees

To the surface

one day you will meet someone

and it will change the way 

you see the world.

you will be kinder, gentler,

and without realizing it,

acting out of love.

and the miracle in this is

that the person didn't

force the change upon you.

it was in you all along

and they brought it to the

surface.

~JmStorm

Blame the bee

you can blame the 

bee for the sting,

but you learn nothing

from that.

the bee is what it

always was.

sooner or later you

have to find fault

in yourself for

believing it could

be something else.

~JmStorm

Be proud

If the version of you from 5 years ago 

could see you right now,

they'd be so proud.

Keep going.

~itslyricsart

Most beautiful

The most beautiful curve on a woman's body is her smile.   ~Bob Marley

Forgive

My mother once told me: "Every time you forgive him, he will love you a little more, but you will stop loving him, so the day he loves you the most you will not feel anything for him anymore."

Boundaries sound like

 Boundaries sound like...

I can help, but I can't do this for you.

I am not responsible for your emotions.

I respect your opinion, but I have my own opinion as well.

I understand you're upset, and am not okay with being spoken to that way.

I am done talking about this.

I need you to understand what I'm feeling, I don't need help problem-solving now.

Right now, I need some time to myself. I would love to hear more about this later.

I understand I am important to you, and while I care about you, I need some space.

No.

Moon/sun

Moon/Sun

There are days where the moon shines

while the sun's out

just because it can

I hope someday I can be like that.

Fabric of reality

 By R. Clift

Undress me of this

fabric of reality

and let me live and breathe

in all the dreams

you've ever had.

Umbreakable

 From Warrior Women

The girl who seemed 

unbreakable, 

broke.

She dropped the fake 

smile and whispered,

"Jesus, I can't do this

anymore."

And He replied,

"Daughter, I never 

wanted you to, I've

been waiting for you

to let me carry you."

Completely home

 From girlgi.com

You will never be completely at home again,

because part of your heart will always be elsewhere.

That is the price you pay for the richness of loving

and knowing people in more than one place.

All that I lost

 breakthrough

And then I realized,

I was no longer crying about him.

I was crying about all that I lost

When I was with him.

Then wait

 If God is making

you wait, then wait.

God is trying to show

you something.

Game changer

She is a game changer,

the kind of girl that

redefines everything

you thought you knew

about amazing.

~j. iron word (?)

Oh October

Oh October,

you feel like my heart,

exploding with color

and ready to let go

of everything that

wants to fall away.

~Alix Klingenberg

Treated

A woman treats you

how she wants to be treated first.

Then she treats you how you treat her.

Read that again.

Let you in

I have let you

all the way in,

formed organs around you,

layers and layers of

skin and bone.

Your fingers have access

to my left ventricle

and the muscles under

my cheekbones.

You move inside me

and I am re-made,

sinew and sensuality,

love that feels like maybe,

just maybe, I don't have

to do everything alone.

~Alix Klingenberg