If Trees Could Speak

“And oh, the oh my nape of the neck. The up-swept oh my nape of the neck. I could walk behind anyone and fall in love. Don’t stop. Don’t turn around.”
― Dorianne Laux

“If trees could speak they wouldn't.”
― Dorianne Laux, Facts About the Moon

“Maybe it's what we don't say/that saves us.”
― Dorianne Laux, What We Carry