“that is what abuse is / knowing you are / going to get salt / but still hoping for sugar / for nineteen years.”

“i’m sorry / i wasn’t / the daughter / you had / in mind.”

Oh, wow. I’ve only really liked one compilation of modern poetry, but this collection is absolutely lovely and beautiful. No words(!) will describe the emotions I felt while reading the poems in this book, oh my god.

Again, beautiful– I want the words carved in my skin and in my bones