The myth that swallowing a watermelon seed causes a whole melon
to grow in the pit of one’s stomach, leading a complete stranger
to mistake it for pregnancy or a hidden ghost.
The idea that there is someone for everyone, and somewhere
across the world, there is another human being
whose fingerprints match yours exactly.
The sadness of fish who cling together in schools
so they won’t be left alone like awkward, unsure teenagers.
Honesty is enough to make two opposites fall in love.
Honesty is enough to make them fall out.
As a woman, you are whole. No man can make you less so.
The rings on a tree are actually the number of other trees
it has slept with, like notches in a bedpost.
Change is always good.
Emotional instability fluctuates with the tides;
when the moon pulls the waves back, there is more sadness
than happiness. Emotions change with the seasons.
You can be ugly on your own but beautiful together
with someone else who is just as ugly
as you are on your own. A kiss with tongue
is better than no kiss at all.
A man will always ask permission, each and every time.
Grief is the closest thing mourners have to a lover.
Relationships always end with an apology,
even when there was nothing to be sorry for.
Complete and total self-love exists.
No story ever really ends.