break down
every door they built
to keep you out
and bring all your people with you
- storm
you are not alone
alone would be if
your heart no longer beat
and your lungs no longer pulled
and your breath no longer pushed
how are you alone if
an entire community lives in you
- you have all of you on your side
i will never have
this version of me again
let me slow down
and be with her
- always evolving
but everything sacred and ancient in you
is even more stunning
i am waking up to my godself
nothing tastes better than
being on your own side
there are days
when the light flickers
and then i remember
i am the light
i go in and
switch it back on
- power
you have only scratched the surface
of what you’re capable of
there are decades
of victories ahead of you
silly girl
little devil
so oblivious to
being the miracle worker
you are the mother
the magician
the master of your life
now that you are free
and the only obligation you are under
is your own dreams
what will you do
with your time
poems
illustrations
and cover art by:
rupi kaur
other books by rupi kaur:
milk and honey
rupi kaur is a poet. artist. and performer. as a 21-year-old university student rupi wrote. illustrated. and self-published her first poetry collection milk and honey. next came its artistic sibling the sun and her flowers. these collections have sold over 8 million copies and have been translated into over 40 languages. home body is her third collection of poetry. rupi’s work touches on love. loss. trauma. healing. femininity. and migration. she feels most at home when creating art or performing her poetry onstage. learn more at www.rupikaur.com.
home body copyright © 2020 by Rupi Kaur. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of reprints in the context of reviews.
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ISBN: 978-1-5248-6782-9
Library of Congress Control Number: 2020945169
Illustrations and cover design by Rupi Kaur
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