I woke up and you were gone. Well, not gone. But now you’re a quote embroidered on a throw pillow. I embrace it, I cuddle it, but it is nothing more than an object I leave at home when I go off to do the things that will become the rest of my life.

You are there when I come home, and you make me smile.

But you don’t hug me back, you don’t offer ( Read more... )

"Maybe we're not supposed to be happy. Maybe gratitude has nothing to do with joy. Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for what it is. Appreciating small victories. Admiring the struggle it takes simply to be human. Maybe we're thankful for the familiar things we know. And maybe we're thankful for the things we'll never know. ( Read more... )

"Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'll paint it black"

It's all fading to black.

Today I woke up early, and felt awake.

Today I cut my hair and knew it wasn’t a mistake.

I made myself coffee and ate gingerbread.

I stripped down the lights from outside

and the covers from my bed.

The wind made a mess of the decorations last night

But I really didn’t mind.

I talked with the boy I kissed because I only just learned his name

We ( Read more... )

"What you share with the world is what it keeps of you"

"Sometimes when you're young, you think nothing can hurt you. It's like being invincible. Your whole life is ahead of you, and you have big plans. Big plans. To find your perfect match. The one that completes you. But as you get older, you realize it's not always that easy. It's not until the end of your life that you realize how the plans you ( Read more... )

"I'm walking through the city ( Read more... )

Not too long ago I had a discussion with someone very important to me.
He pointed out the fact that we see the world completely differently.
I agreed.
"Everything is black and white for me, and you are nothing but greys."
I did not argue,
nothing is black and white, and it never will be to me.

So do you take these varying shades, do you mix them ( Read more... )

"When I was younger, and thought of myself- I never dreamed I'd become like this ( Read more... )

"I was close enough to touch her. I wanted to. I stood right up to talk to her."
"Why didn't you?"
"What's done is done."