Diamonds Through The Dark Quotes

“Staying Power

And the greatest beauty you could clothe your body with
Are the gilded gems of staying power
Like traces of molten gold fusing through your cells
That which has the capacity to overcome, endure, persevere
And stay ever faithful to the soul beneath the person
To the spirit that cauterizes the flames
No matter what
And forever more”
― Christine Evangelou, Diamonds Through The Dark: The Poetry I Am in Love, Faith and Fire

“Depth of Desperation

Don’t succumb to the sorrow that seeds anxiety into your soul
You are desperate because you feel
You are determined because you allow yourself to feel
And you refuse to give up on a dream, a wish
A hope that is embedded within you
And that is truly beautiful”
― Christine Evangelou, Diamonds Through The Dark: The Poetry I Am in Love, Faith and Fire

“Evolution:

We are betraying the stars
That died to bring us to life
As we walk with heads down
Born from trouble and strife
We can be more
When we realize that we were never less
And be the fairy godmother to the gemstones
We veil within our chest.”
― Christine Evangelou, Diamonds Through The Dark: The Poetry I Am in Love, Faith and Fire

“Single parenthood:

Where you bite every bullet
Suck up spells of pouring rain
And wake with open wounds
Still dripping with the liquid of yesterday's pain
The objective being to simply get up, withstand, endure
Fight an inch harder, love a little more
And draw a smile on your face
Tie a ribbon of calm around your racing heart
For the one(s) that you so beautifully adore”
― Christine Evangelou, Diamonds Through The Dark: The Poetry I Am in Love, Faith and Fire

“Rescue

I took my heart back. Beacuse no one could treasure it in the way they should have.”
― Christine Evangelou, Diamonds Through The Dark: The Poetry I Am in Love, Faith and Fire

“Treasure Trove

In the end
Those that don't value us should only teach us how to value ourselves more
And those that don't honour or esteem what they should hold close to their hearts
Do so because they have lost a piece of their own heart...
They have forgotten their own value”
― Christine Evangelou, Diamonds Through The Dark: The Poetry I Am in Love, Faith and Fire