Would you rather build a house by hand only to have it knocked down, or buy an unfinished house only to realise that the realtor was a con artist and has stolen all of your money?
I only know that learning to believe in the power of my own words has been the most freeing experience of my life. It has brought me the most light. And isn't that what a poem is? A lantern glowing in the dark. — Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X
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