in a house where time hibernates
where every room is built on snapshots spanning years
a blanket of nostalgic calm
softens every step.
it used to overwhelm with the crushing weight
of faded memories
but now
i walk on air

and now
words fail me once again

i found out who my roommate is today... AND SHE IS AWESOME

so i was walking to get the mail for my office and i passed a couple on the street holding hands. the woman was dressed like a 16 year old in a short denim skirt and blue wifebeater, but upon closer inspection she looked to be in her 40s or 50s. the man was wearing all camoflauge, and looked about the same age. they had aged in a strange way; ( Read more... )

every space, inside and out,
is haunted.
unbeckoned thoughts unleash
unbeckoned phantoms;
refusing to solidify,
they tell of perfect moments passed
and wasted days to come.

i won't take a second for granted

...

being simultaneously elated and sad is really screwing with my head. one month from today until i leave for brown. 30 days. fuck.

one another note, this is the last night before the family gets home...hopefully i can make the most of it.

we never have enough time.

Because it's easier to make self-indulgent rambling sound clever when you know someone else might read it.

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