Watching Rupi Kaur
Watching Rupi Kaur perform her poetry was a rollercoaster ride for me. In the beginning, I was in awe. Then, her words started hitting home. Her openness of her trauma, her poems about immigrants, her heart felt words about her mother... before I knew I was sobbing uncontrollably (no tissues at hand) and then laughing amidst my tears. I don’t know her but I feel connected to her - like she is a lost sister. That is what vulnerability does; it connects us if we allow it to. I’m so grateful I was able to experience this with friends. I’ll never forget that night.
(12.17.19)
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