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Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth
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"Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth" Quotes

Exploring themes of womanhood, love, and identity, Warsan Shire's poetry collection delves into the complexities of mother-daughter relationships and cultural heritage.

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I belong deeply to myself.

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self-empowerment

I have my mother's mouth and my father's eyes; on my face they are still together.

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identityfamily

You can't make homes out of human beings.

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relationshipslove

No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark.

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immigrationhome

I am a lover without a lover.

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lonelinesslove

You are terrifying and strange and beautiful, something not everyone knows how to love.

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self-acceptancebeauty

I locked myself in your bathroom and you told me that it was the safest place in the whole damn house.

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safetyrelationship

You cannot make homes out of human beings, someone should have already told you that.

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relationshipshome

When love arrives, say, 'Welcome, make yourself comfortable.'

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loveacceptance

Give your daughters difficult names. Give your daughters names that command the full use of tongue.

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identityempowerment