I wrote as though poetry and prayer might mean the same thing, as if words might reconnect me with what I once considered my unshakable relationship with the human divine. I wrote to summon the language that might help me fall back in love with being human. I wrote my way through the question: What happens when we imagine loving the people -- and the parts of ourselves -- that we do not believe are worthy of love?

— Falling Back in Love with Being Human by Kai Cheng Thom (Page 5)