Beating Hearts and Butterflies Quotes

“Head Vs Heart:

A crowded mind
Leaves no space
For a peaceful heart”
― Christine Evangelou, Beating Hearts and Butterflies: Poetry of Wounds, Wishes and Wisdom

“Nothingness

It is only in nothing...
A damp, dull, nothingness
Those cold, sharp, empty spaces
In our times of scarcity and loss
That we understand the true meaning of everything
And the indelible value of what was cost”
― Christine Evangelou, Beating Hearts and Butterflies: Poetry of Wounds, Wishes and Wisdom

“(Excerpt from) Everlasting:

You can't touch hope
But you can feel her
Through the breath of angels
And in the faces of those with hope etched in their eyes
The ones that give you something to believe in once more

Remember to cherish hope’s rays and her warmth
As she rises through the fire
As a phoenix reborn
For hope springs eternal
Like the shape of the rising sun
And the pools of cascading gold
From heavens-high
As a new dawn wakes to come”
― Christine Evangelou, Beating Hearts and Butterflies: Poetry of Wounds, Wishes and Wisdom

“Love Request:

Isn't this all we request from love?
A brave, vulnerable and sincere exposure,
To be candidly seen in all our faults
Blemishes, quirks and flaws
Yet still be so implicitly loved
Cherished, accepted
And most of all,
Wanted”
― Christine Evangelou, Beating Hearts and Butterflies: Poetry of Wounds, Wishes and Wisdom

“One Day:

One day, you will heal
One day, you will be grateful for the deepest cuts of pain
One day, you will glance at yourself
And see a stronger person through your reflection
One day, you will kiss away your hurt... gently, and with grace
Until then, use it all to propel you forward
Like a white-hot pyre through your star-spangled eyes
A fire to regenerate every shadowy cell
And open your heart to every experience
Knowing that one day
You will search your heart
And understand that love is the only thing to ever hold onto”
― Christine Evangelou, Beating Hearts and Butterflies: Poetry of Wounds, Wishes and Wisdom

“We should not elevate anyone higher than our own heart.
If you do not value what you have to give then no one else will ever come close to what you truly deserve.”
― Christine Evangelou, Beating Hearts and Butterflies: Poetry of Wounds, Wishes and Wisdom

“Hearts Don't Reject Love

Fear of rejection slaughters the voice from our heart
But time is short
And life is to be lived
So don't fear to speak your hearts truth
What you feel matters more than the thoughts or opinions of other's
And rejection is an impeding, sinister state of mind...
Remember, hearts don't reject love, only minds do that
The existential truth is that we are all exposed
We are all vulnerable
Whether we are fierce enough to admit it…or not”
― Christine Evangelou, Beating Hearts and Butterflies: Poetry of Wounds, Wishes and Wisdom

“Higher Love:

Fear, manipulation, dependency...
And decimation of any part of who you are
Is not based on a foundation of love
Believe in a higher love
One that sleeps and wakes on a bed of respect
One that sings through a harmony of hope
A higher love
Born from recalling long-lost sweethearts of your soul
Ancient hearts that feel like yours
And love like yours”
― Christine Evangelou, Beating Hearts and Butterflies: Poetry of Wounds, Wishes and Wisdom