February 2012
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feathers.
you plucked out each feather
soft with confession
asking if i loved you
doubts overwhelming answers
both of your hands kissed my lower back
you swirled your fingers
you cupped my heart
another feather short of breath
you yanked the back of my lungs
the harp of your curiosity returned
to tear the last quill
you shoved my spine
my lips separated
my cheeks burned cold
my eyes...
“Celebration when your plan is working? Anyone can do that. But when you realize...”
– s. niequist
stonesmith
i’m with him because he’s the only one i believed. you know, everyone wants to tell you how much they love you. but he drilled it into me. he fucked up, but even when he was harsh, he was still so gentle with me. that’s the thing about brick walls, it’s about finding someone who will grab anything and everything around them and hack away day and night until it’s...
“There’s a funny thing about being yourself. People spend so much time hiding...”
– Anonymous (via aheadcase)
“After that it got pretty late, and we both had to go, but it was great seeing...”
– Annie Hall
January 2012
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“Tell me how you could say such a thing, she said, staring down at the ground...”
– Murakami
a minute in.
I get to my bed at 5am on Saturdays though every day’s a Monday around here. I eat paper and numbers for lunch though I suppose a diet would be good. I run the same errands every three days, because they always say three is better than. I cook for a starved party of one on Sundays who’s never hungry when it’s time to eat. I find enlightenment every ten minutes, and lose sight of...
“I’ve tried to say it a thousand different ways. I’ve tried twisting...”
– Loren Barnes
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“Even though it takes so long to dig myself out of you. I still dig.”
– i wrote this for you
“I hope you will have a wonderful year, that you’ll dream dangerously and...”
December 2011
“I will seek elegance rather than luxury, refinement rather than fashion. I will...”