Nayyirah Waheed

12 quotes

Biography

Nayyirah Waheed is a writer and artist who has published two books of poetry and has been described as "perhaps the most famous poet on Instagram." While Waheed is a reclusive writer who doesn't reveal many details about her life, her poetry is frequently shared through social media accounts. Her poetry is known for being "short and minimalistic" and "incredibly touching", covering topics such as love, identity, race, and feminism.

"younot wanting mewasthe beginning of mewanting myselfthank you"

Nayyirah Waheed

"Just because someone desires you, it does not mean that they value you.Read it over.Again.Let those words resonate in your mind."

Nayyirah Waheed

"no’ might make them angrybut it will make you free."

Nayyirah Waheed

"Desire is the kind of thing thateats youandleaves you starving."

Nayyirah Waheed

"Someone can be madly in love with you and still not be ready. They can love you in a way you have never been loved and still not join you on the bridge. And whatever their reasons you must leave. Because you never ever have to inspire anyone to meet you on the bridge. You never ever have to convince someone to do the work to be ready. There is more extraordinary love, more love that you have never seen, out here in this wide and wild universe. And there is the love that will be ready."

Nayyirah Waheed

"If someone does not want me it is not the end of the world. But if I do not want me, the world is nothing but endings."

Nayyirah Waheed

"never trust anyone who says they do not see color. this means to them,you are invisible."

Nayyirah Waheed

"No’ might make them angry but it will make you free."

Nayyirah Waheed

"Some words build houses in your throat. and they live there, content and on fire."

Nayyirah Waheed

"if the ocean can calm itself, so can you.we are both salt water mixed with air."

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"it is being honest about my painthat makes me invincible."

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"when you meet that person. a person. one of your soulmates. let the connection. relationship be what it is. it may be five mins. five hours. five days. five months. five years. a lifetime. let it manifest itself, the way it is meant to. it has an organic destiny. this way if it stays or if it leaves, you will be softer from having been loved this authentically. souls come into, return, open, and sweep through your life for a myriad of reasons, let them be who and what they are meant."

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