| women |

"i want to apologize 

to all the women 

i have called beautiful 

before i’ve called them 

intelligent or brave

i am sorry i made it sound 

as though

something as simple 

as what you’re born with

is all you have to be proud of

when you have broken mountains

with your wit

from now on 

i will say things like

you are resilient, or 

you are extraordinary

not because i don’t think you’re beautiful

but because i need you to know

you are more than that"

~ rupi kaur