May 2012
“In an effort to get people to look
into each other’s eyes more,
and also to...”
– Jeffrey McDaniel, “The Quiet World” (via atomiclanterns)
growing-orbits:
Love Song
How should I keep my soul from touching yours? How shall I lift it up beyond you to other things? Ah, I would gladly hide it in darkness with something lost in some silent foreign place that doesn’t tremble when your deeps stir. Yet whatever touches you and me blends us together the way a bow’s stroke draws one voice from two strings. Across what instrument are we...
“As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me.”
– Henry Rollins
“Write hard and clear about what hurts.”
– Ernest Hemingway (via battledinosaur)
growing-orbits:
For You
My gift to you will be this: A heart full of happiness Often eclipsed by Longing Gingersnaps on autumn Afternoons Being myself at all costs A poem you’ll find Tucked into something On ordinary days And love when you need It the most
— Michelle Dent
