Nikita Gill Quotes

Poet and writer

Nikita Gill (born 20 June 1987) is a British-Indian poet, playwright, writer and illustrator based in south England. She has written and curated eight volumes of poetry. Gill uses social media to engage her audience and she has over 650,000 followers on Instagram, one of the most popular poets on the platform.

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Let it hurt. Let it bleed. Let it heal. And let it go.

I had hoped one day to find someone who loves my monsters, the wolves that I feed, the demons I sing to sleep, the tiger that is my caged heart, the parts of me I do not talk about. I prayed and wished and yearned until I realized that I had already found her within me.

I hope you never doubt again that even when you are in pain, that you are a miracle, that every part of you is incredible.

Take this as your reminder. Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear darkness, some wear wounds.

Survival is ugly. Healing is messy. Self-love is complicated.

First and foremost, girls are survivors. We are trained to expect the world to be toxic to us and make the best of a bad situation by developing the skills to survive it. No one ever says the skills won’t be toxic. No one ever mentions how we are cruel sometimes and we don’t choose it.

I don't know how to love people well yet. But I know I can love you the way you deserve, if you let me.

Perhaps
he should have paid attention

to the snakes coiled inside of me
waiting to strike

But recuperation means different things to unalike people. It means survival to some. It means healing to others. And to others still it just means alive .

In space, a black hole is an expanse of cosmos having a pull so great that nothing, no matter can escape. In human beings, a black hole is spending your energy loving someone who takes all your love and gives back nothing in return

Learn it well. Wear your hair wild, embrace your anger and learn to wield it without fear as a sword against those who hurt you.

the woman who tames fires and snakes and savours bones.

Perfection in imperfection. Someone whose flaws work well with yours. Infuse modern love with the hues of older romance. An agency that offers something real in a world that was increasingly becoming plastic.

Not all girls are made of sugar
and spice and all things nice.

These are girls made of dark lace
and witchcraft and a little bit of vice.

These are daughters made claw first
and story-mad, tiger roar and wolf-bad.

These are women made of terrible tempests
and savage storms and the untamed unwanted.

These are damsels made of flawless fearlessness
made of more bravery than knights have ever seen.

These are princesses made of valour and poison alike
and they are here to hold court as your queens.

Forgiveness is easier to give to others than to yourself. But I am slowly learning.