you deserved a rose garden, with all the thorns picked off. you deserved a spring cascading out from the mountains, nourishing and replenishing you. you deserved waves washing over your feet, and the salty smell of an ocean breeze. you deserved a banquet with everyone who ever loved you, and god there were so many. you deserved sweet touches, knowing nothing more was expected, knowing you were more than enough. you deserved a reprieve, the hyenas taking an afternoon nap, and you flourishing in their absence. you deserved every gentle word, every reassurance that you were here and safe and no longer to be harmed. you deserved to never have been harmed. you deserved to know a life outside of constant pain and suffering, and you deserved that kind of a life with him.
dear lord when i get to heaven please let me bring my man
‘The Kiss Of Death’
✧ let me see what spring is like on jupiter and mars ✧
some of my favourite quotes from “A Little Life”