Basith Quotes & Sayings

Tired of the sea,
I need a tree that will hold my thoughts with birdsong;
not tides returning them along the shoreline to laughing gulls. — Basith

Even dead fallen leaves go a long way with the wind before getting crushed. — Basith

The path behind is twisted, the path ahead unknown. — Basith

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
Most of my beholders are blind. — Basith

LOOK AT MY BLOOD FLOWERS, BECAUSE I WRITE WITH A SERENE SHARP BLADE THAT SOOTHES. AS MUCH AS CUTS INTO THE DEEPEST PARTS OF MY SOUL. — Basith

I want to douse myself in silver words
and whisper away all rue. — Basith

We all have our safe places, where none are invited. They are lonely rooms full of the musk of memory. Sanctuary rather than adventure. — Basith

poems open doors;
that don't even exist. — Basith

The stars are but tears
shed by a miriad
of unrequited dreams;
each sparks with fire
and guides its light homeward
when a dream is revealed — Basith

After a breath and before another, there's plenty of time to rest. — Basith

All these mirrors
carnival distortions
of selves we never were. — Basith

There is a light within our soul that burns brighter than the sun. And we ignore it. — Basith

Those masks we wear
not to shield others; but ourselves from who we are. — Basith