This ceremony reading might be a short one, but it's incredibly powerful. Warsan Shire is the poet many of you will know from Beyonce's Lemonade, a British writer, born in Kenya to Somali parents, her work has won her awards and acclaim the world over. Her writing is largely focused on the experiences of refugees, immigrants and marginalised people, but for a couple who is eager to feature her words in their wedding ceremony, the following few lines would make a beautiful reading...
When I Love by Warsan Shire
When I love, I love: wholly, thoroughly, completely, drowning in everything.
Every glance can be a conversation, eyes just playing and saying what needs to be said.
Silence is loud, and the air becomes heavy. I want you. I want all of you.
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