the great divide.

in the end, it was never about politics
but of who was dead and who was alive
and those damned enough to mix those meanings.

this is a rant. i started my lovely saturday by engaging in a flame war with, i'm sure, good to do christians that happen to hate a woman's choice ( Read more... )

wall-e made my heart ache.

.:carly

Heart, we will forget him!
You and I, tonight!
You may forget the warmth he gave,
I will forget the light.

When you have done, pray tell me
That I, my thoughts, may dim;
Haste! 'lest while you're lagging.
I may remember him!
                      --Emily Dickinson

.:carly

nairobi, kenya?
an unexpected possibility.

.:carly

keep your eyes on the prize,

and maybe he'll stumble into your view.

for all you know, you're sitting on a bench and waiting,

while he's watching you in wonder of what could be.

.:carly

i need a quick way to make money without selling my virginity.

huh.

.:carly

haha.
i love the horrified looks on people's faces when they read the signs on my window.

"1984 was not supposed to be an instruction manual."
"gay is okay." -- in rainbow letters.

some guy just walked past with a disgusted look mouthing "wow."

ehee.

.:carly

college made me political.

i've finalized some poems and i want to share them.
so, here:

a proper goodbye.

this’ll never smolder--
a flame we both spread in wild grass on the highway side
on the new side of a memory where all the children played
with their hands and faces caked with dirt.
we threw the match and faced the flames, laughing
and lying, kissing the night away- each ( Read more... )

dad is why i wanted to join the navy.
college was the reason i didn't join the navy.
mom is paying for college,

and college is the reason i cannot communicate
with my mother.

.:carly