Take it with a Grain of Salt but Mix it With Honey
“He only whispers I love you as he slips his hands down the waistband of your pants, this is where you must understand the difference between want and need, you may want that boy but you certainly don’t need him” (Kaur, 2015, p. 86). Saying that I relate to this quote is an understatement. I lived in this moment of the quote. Reading Milk and Honey, a heartfelt collection of poems, by Rupi Kaur has made me live in the quotes, not just relate to them. This book has showed me that everything I have once felt, thought, or went through does have a solution, and I can overcome any obstacle thrown at me. Milk and Honey impacted my life by showing me that it is a positive affect to express myself, and bottling up my emotions is a negative effect on my personal health. From my first love, first heartbreak, and first healing process, I learned I may have wanted that boy I fell in love with in seventh …show more content…
I never thought of myself as a feminist, until I connected with this book in almost every poem. Prior to reading this book, I had no knowledge of how a feminist thought compared to a brokenhearted teenage girl. My life was not coming to an end like I thought it was, instead it was just beginning. My first breakup created a very strong, and independent young woman. If I had not read Milk and Honey, I do not think I would understand as much as I do now, that a girl does not need someone to make them happy. Milk and Honey helped heal certain situations in my life that I thought could never be healed, because I did not want the feeling of having the love I once had to go away. Reading Milk and Honey impacted my life in more than one way. Now that I am starting to understand relationships a lot better, most men do not love women emotionally and physically, they are just there to fulfill their physical
“He only whispers I love you as he slips his hands down the waistband of your pants, this is where you must understand the difference between want and need, you may want that boy but you certainly don’t need him” (Kaur, 2015, p. 86). Saying that I relate to this quote is an understatement. I lived in this moment of the quote. Reading Milk and Honey, a heartfelt collection of poems, by Rupi Kaur has made me live in the quotes, not just relate to them. This book has showed me that everything I have once felt, thought, or went through does have a solution, and I can overcome any obstacle thrown at me. Milk and Honey impacted my life by showing me that it is a positive affect to express myself, and bottling up my emotions is a negative effect on my personal health. From my first love, first heartbreak, and first healing process, I learned I may have wanted that boy I fell in love with in seventh …show more content…
I never thought of myself as a feminist, until I connected with this book in almost every poem. Prior to reading this book, I had no knowledge of how a feminist thought compared to a brokenhearted teenage girl. My life was not coming to an end like I thought it was, instead it was just beginning. My first breakup created a very strong, and independent young woman. If I had not read Milk and Honey, I do not think I would understand as much as I do now, that a girl does not need someone to make them happy. Milk and Honey helped heal certain situations in my life that I thought could never be healed, because I did not want the feeling of having the love I once had to go away. Reading Milk and Honey impacted my life in more than one way. Now that I am starting to understand relationships a lot better, most men do not love women emotionally and physically, they are just there to fulfill their physical