#she is the poem

[murakamijeva-muza]

"I don't fantasize about having the perfect life. I just think about waking up somewhere safe. I think about having a pretty kitchen and a nice green armchair. Books on shelves. Coffee always brewing. I could be happy with something simple and quiet." 🌹 — from She Is The Poem by June Bates

Art: Ziyi Gao

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[devilicious-v]

Her: you always say the right thing, how do you do that?

Me: some people have hobbies, art, music, playing sports. Mine is learning you..! ♥️

#her ♥️ #she is beauty she is grace #she drives me insane #she’s so lovely #she is the poem #she is art #she is amazing #she drives me crazy #she is magic #she is a queen #she is baby

[dig-with-it]

I don't fantasize about having the perfect life. I just think about waking up somewhere safe. I think about having a pretty kitchen and a nice green armchair. Books on shelves. Coffee always brewing. I could be happy with something simple and quiet.

— from She Is The Poem by June Bates

#june bates #she is the poem #poetry #poems #quote #quotes

[blurryface19]

#june bates #she is the poem #queer joy

[lexa-el-amin]

Top 5 queer books i read in 2023

1) Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Ti kniver i hjertet) - Nora Dåsnes

this norwegian graphic novel is like a warm hug. it tells the story of a 12-year-old girl who falls in love for the first time - with another girl. the way it is told and depicted is so healing and I saw so much of myself in this story. definitely the kind of book I will read over and over again. it's heartwarming and funny and beautifully drawn. i can also recommend the second book which focuses on the lead character's friend.

2) she is the poem - June Bates

a beautiful sapphic poetry collection that made me self reflect so much. it's about love and heartbreak and coming out, about cherishing the little things in life.

3) Ich war Mann und Frau. Mein Leben als Intersexuelle - Christiane Völling

sadly, this book is only available in german. it is the autobiography of Christiane Völling, an intersex woman who - in 2011 - was the first person worldwide who successfully sued the doctor who castrated her against her will when she was younger, a non-consesual sex reassignment surgery many intersex people go through. the book is devastating, yet leaves you hopeful. once Christiane realized she's not alone and found her community, she was able to start healing.

4) Girls like Girls - Hayley Kiyoko

going in without any expectations this book really surprised me. the two main characters are complex and the plot is touching. I really loved it. and the audio book was nice too.

5) all the young men - Ruth Coker Burns

this autobiography tells the story of Ruth, a single mom, who in the 1980s and 1990s singlehandedly cared for several hundred gay men during the height of the AIDS crisis in the state of Arkansas. she helped where health workers and politicians refused to. the book is tremendously sad, but in the most beautiful and loving way it tells us about the lives of all these lovely young men who were abandoned by everyone.

#queer books #lgbt books #book rec #books #2023 #uploads #thoughts #reading list #she is the poem #all the young men #girls like girls #hayley kiyoko

[sleepymothpup]

#june bates #she is the poem #poetry #sapphic #lesbian #love #my bunny

[rainbowsandrainyclouds]

I took it for granted 💔

#i can’t wait #she is the poem #june bates

[lovethismess]

I don’t need anything extravagant. I just want a simple, comfortable and happy life with the person I love the most.

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[galibamerve]

You’re nervous. You’re ashamed.

You’re uncomfortable with your own feelings.

Don’t you find it strange to be embarrassed by being alive?

-she is the poem, june bates

#poem #she is the poem #june bates #poems #that #understand #me

[honeyitsalright]

i will stop writing about being queer when i can hold her hand in public without checking who’s around. i will stop writing about being queer when we stop telling children they can only be straight. i will stop writing about being queer when my mother stops acting like it’s rude to bring up. i will stop writing about being queer when the world ends or the tides change or the moon falls or

📚: she is the poem, june bates

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[frommyfavoritebooks]

Love whispered in my ear and it said, you do not have to shapeshift for me. It said, I take you as you are and as you will be. It said, I won’t try to change you but I will ride out change with you. It said, I see you and I will never ask you to be less. It said, 

I’m sorry for making you wait. 

- she is the poem, june bates

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[murakamijeva-muza]

She is a collector of all things beautiful.

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[dig-with-it]

I'd say you remind me of home but unlike home, you actually make me feel safe.

— June Bates

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[garethschweitzer]

#june bates #she is the poem

[stoicshy]

#she is the poem

[filmnoirsbian]

It's fun reading writers who clearly grew up in suburban/urban environments as someone who grew up on a farm because they're always like "oh it was so creepy, woods at night, eerily breathtaking, something was living in there..." and it's like yeah that'll be the deer.

#LOVE ada limon love her love her stuff but that poem abt the baby horse always makes me chuckle #she's like horses are born fully formed! it's an adult horse just small and I'm like ada...that's how most animals work #tcp