There is no weapon more dangerous than a wound, and being wounded there are things we have all done that we would almost would rather die that face i… - Andrea Gibson

There are few weapons more dangerous than our wounds, and, being wounded, there are things we all do that we would often rather die than face. But no one heals what they refuse to look at. So when asked if I think you’re a good person, I say, I don’t believe in good people. I believe in people who are committed to knowing their own wounds intimately.

There are few weapons more dangerous than our wounds, and, being wounded, there are things we all do that we would often rather die than face.

WHEN ASKED IF I BELIEVE IN “GOOD PEOPLE,” I SAY I BELIEVE IN PEOPLE WHO ARE COMMITTED TO KNOWING THEIR OWN WOUNDS INTIMATELY. PEOPLE WHO READ THEIR WOUNDS’ DIARIES, WHO FOLLOW THEIR WOUNDS OUT WINDOWS, DOWN LADDERS, ASKING, “WHERE ARE YOU GOING? WHAT DO YOU NEED? HOW CAN I INTERVENE BEFORE A CRUEL THING IS DONE OR SAID?

I say, I don’t believe in good people. I believe in people who are committed to knowing their own wounds intimately.

Ever feel like the best of you is something you're still hoping to grow into?

Mary Levine calls you a dyke
and you don't have the words to tell her she's wrong

and right. You just show up to her house
promising to paint your fingernails red

with what will gush from her busted face
if she ever says it again.

They're telling you to blend in,
like you've never seen how a blender works,
like they think you've never seen the mess from the blade.