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  break down

  every door they built

  to keep you out

  and bring all your people with you

  - storm

  you are not alone

  alone would be if

  your heart no longer beat

  and your lungs no longer pulled

  and your breath no longer pushed

  how are you alone if

  an entire community lives in you

  - you have all of you on your side

  i will never have

  this version of me again

  let me slow down

  and be with her

  - always evolving

  your beauty is undeniable

  but everything sacred and ancient in you

  is even more stunning

  i am waking up to my godself

  nothing tastes better than

  being on your own side

  there are days

  when the light flickers

  and then i remember

  i am the light

  i go in and

  switch it back on

  - power

  you have only scratched the surface

  of what you’re capable of

  there are decades

  of victories ahead of you

  silly girl

  little angel

  little devil

  so oblivious to

  being the miracle worker

  you are the mother

  the magician

  the master of your life

  now that you are free

  and the only obligation you are under

  is your own dreams

  what will you do

  with your time

  poems

  illustrations

  and cover art by:

  rupi kaur

  other books by rupi kaur:

  milk and honey

  the sun and her flowers

  rupi kaur is a poet. artist. and performer. as a 21-year-old university student rupi wrote. illustrated. and self-published her first poetry collection milk and honey. next came its artistic sibling the sun and her flowers. these collections have sold over 8 million copies and have been translated into over 40 languages. home body is her third collection of poetry. rupi’s work touches on love. loss. trauma. healing. femininity. and migration. she feels most at home when creating art or performing her poetry onstage. learn more at www.rupikaur.com.

  home body copyright © 2020 by Rupi Kaur. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of reprints in the context of reviews.

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  ISBN: 978-1-5248-6782-9

  Library of Congress Control Number: 2020945169

  Illustrations and cover design by Rupi Kaur

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