February 2012
likeawritingdesk:
the first days of the year brought you crawling into my bed
leaving trails of baby’s breath along my spine planting rosemary in my ribs
picking and pruning
there are centuries in your shoulder blades
happy 200 posts, like a writing desk
tired of apologizing for myself when I don’t need to, and refusing to apologize when I probably should
why do I do this to myself
I love you enough to rid myself of anything that might trouble you. I will...
– Franz Kafka, Diaries 1914-1923 (via moldavia)
A truth should exist,
it should not be used
like this. If I love you
is...
– Margaret Atwood (via cartographe)
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Anonymous asked: i think you're long lost best friend. i have a bag of sour patch kids in my closet that i can't eat because i'm doing a cleanse right now.
ask me other questions
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Anonymous asked: are sour patch kids your favourite candy?
ugh someone bring me sour patch kids
likeawritingdesk:
I will remember you fondly, snapping pictures of my soul smiling like the sun dancing along the window frame of the house you were born in.
If there is a place where this is the language may
It be my country
– W. S. Merwin, from “The Cold Before the Moonrise” in Migration (via proustitute)
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Now because the majority of abortions are performed in the first trimester, if...
– JON STEWART, on Virginia’s inhumane, inhuman and shameful “personhood” law (via loveyourchaos)
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Cautiously, I allowed myself to feel good at times. I found moments of peace in...
– Charles Bukowski, Let it Enfold You (via thefreenomad)
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love is more thicker than forget
more thinner than recall
more seldom than a...
– e. e. cummings (via asphyxiations)
You were last seen walking through a field of pianos. No. A museum of mouths. In...
– “new york craigslist > personals > missed connections,” Megan Falley (via clavicola)
This morning, with her, having coffee.
– Johnny Cash, when asked for his definition of paradise. + (via moonandmoon)
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We live in a modern society. Husbands and wives don’t
grow on trees, like in...
– Jeffrey McDaniel, “The Archipelago of Kisses” (via fleurishes)
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
– Aristotle (via blua)
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Anonymous asked: soo I sent you a valentine's day e-card but it says you still didn't view it.. type in tumblrlinks[dót]cóm/?leukocytes69 then sign up as ''leukocytes69'' and view premium inbox
The aftermath of that trauma could be seen in their brain scans, whether or not...
– Maia Szalavitz, “How Child Abuse Primes the Brain for Future Mental Illness”
Yep.
(via unknowablewoman)
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i’m just going through a bit of a tough time and i need something more than what i have
littlebirdsings:
i’m not sure of much right now but i think, i think, my heart is on a road trip
and it is somewhere east of toronto right now. i think, i think, it’s not even too sure itself if it’s looking to find you or forget you.
unknowable woman: Yes, "I just love cheese" is a... →
eatyourpaisley:
unknowablewoman:
Alright, Tumblr vegans. Since I’m unable to physically smack y’all upside your nasty dreaded heads, you get this rant instead.
I want to talk about food choices.
If you’re not totally clueless, you’re probably already aware of the classism and racism inherent in the “EVERY1 CAN BE VEG*N!!1”…
this is a really good read for people who are vegan and don’t...