November 2011
anxiety attacks
slapdash-lines:
The doctor attaches sticky ends attached to cords
on the parts where he thinks my heart would be—
the medical students gather around me and look
at the monitor in awe: there, they say, observe
the fluctuations
of his heart. I wanted to tell the doctor that
this is the price of loving—you cut out pieces of yourself
and the body reacts in...
“People were created to be loved. Things were created to be used. The reason why...”
– Shapes by Emmanuel (via alovelyrose)
ghosts that we knew—mumford and sons
and...
“Please don’t let me stop thinking and start blindly frightenedly accepting! I...”
– Sylvia Plath, Journals of (via casimirpulaskiday)
“The mind is beautiful because of the paradox. It uses itself to understand...”
– Adam Elenbass (via ffolkthepainaway)
gute nacht/good night
I wanted to write “stay”
on your sides, surround
your bed with oceans
of salt. I hope he folds you
into a fox, loves you
like a splintered arrow,
brandishes the kill
of your lips. May the bouquet
of your hips wither.
May the wolves
forget your name. — J. Bradley
“That’s what true love really is… It’s not this fairytale life that never knows...”
– One Tree Hill (via littlemisswisdom)
