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A hard head and soft heart
are neither to be taken lightly. -
a dream story
It had started off badly enough, I said something snarky to someone bitchy and just as I feel the spikes on the back of her entourage perking, class was dismissed. I dropped my phone on the way to my car and the screen smashed. Then I got mad. I'm seeing tiny metal pieces on the ground, I see a crystalline shattered effect happening and imagine ( Read more... ) -
a poem a day til I don't feel like it anymore
too much to sort through
unnecessary junk
aspired for
acquired
piles piling
wallets weep with lack
things require maintenance
frequent replacement
upgrade,
first rate
and then control comes back
and on we spin in cycles harsh
the stillness we crave
unreachable,
seek, still
but a thing never does last
this is when we let go
let the fuck go, and -
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they love the chase ( Read more... ) -
moms don't want that
Threnody: n. A song or poem to someone who is deceased. May 9, and the chapter of the day keeps skipping. stuck on play. because I can only imagine. because, if you were here, i'd say happy birthday, and probably not speak to you again until next year ( Read more... ) -
And then there's lj.
ljglahgaskjfaoi3ruihgbaslkjasdhf83ealv #asfhornbadhlshfaw ( Read more... ) -
demons
finally try to quiet them and they rage
against you,
the machine.
try to fight your favorite voice,
the easy one,
that evil beast.
kick the monster out of the way and that bastard will try to jump right in your path.
:these people aren't your friends:
stresseddepressedobsessedtoimpress
no one.
loneliness. -
Chicken and waffles is the breakfast of cowards.
Learn to take your own advice.
Make sure the majority of choices nourish the present and support a positive future.
Crawl out of the gutter, turn your heart to the light,
Which shines on things you don't even know
Admit unhappiness,
Refuse defeat
Get up on those tired feet
Make a run for relief. -
From "3 Poems to Heal A Broken Heart" via elephantjournal.com
“Antilamentation” by Dorianne Laux ( Read more... ) -
by the end of the day,
the happiness almost always goes away ( Read more... )