Warsan Shire (born 1 August 1988) is a British writer, poet, editor, and teacher who was born to Somali parents in Kenya. In 2013, she was awarded the inaugural Brunel University African Poetry Prize.
I am a lover without a lover. I am lovely and lonely and I belong deeply to myself.
My alone feels so good, I’ll only have you if you’re sweeter than my solitude.