May 2013
43 posts
“‘Fe, fa, fi-fo-fum,
I smell the breath of an Englishman.
Let him be...”
– Jack and the Beanstalk
Andrew Lang, The Red Fairy Book
“‘Father,’ he said gravely, ‘I have come to bid you farewell. Last night I...”
– The Enchanted Canary
Andrew Lang, The Red Fairy Book
…that boy is looking for me.
Just A Day in the Life
shawarmalion:
3 hours of sleep. Woke up to wine. Hitchhiked. Saw a bunch of moose. Ate all my jelly beans. Pulled on an old mans braided beard. Made him angry. Hitchhiked home again. Took sleeping pills. Still can’t sleep. Now I feel like I’m tripping. My roommate’s snores sound like a conversation.
Love this girl.
“Some people underestimate how erotic it is to be understood.”
– Mary Rakow
“God I want you
in some primal, wild way
animals want each other.
Untamed and...”
– Want, Clementine von Radics
“Whatever it is that pulls the pin, that hurls you past the boundaries of your...”
– Jeanette Winterson
POETRYEATER: from Sara Peters, "My Sister And I,... →
poetryeater:
My sister and I, we know we are filth, and so we proceed with great caution when we enter the world that was saved for us—
unlocking our mother’s door, prying open her chest, plunging our hands in the powder and silk—
we know we could be in her bedroom for years, and yet we forgot to pack meat…
"i found god in myself and i loved her. i loved...
Ntozake Shange
“What should I do about the wild and the tame? The wild heart that wants to be...”
– Jeanette Winterson
“She wore flowers in her hair and carried magic secrets in her eyes. She spoke to...”
– Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
“This is why it hurts the way it hurts. You have too many words in your head....”
– Iain Thomas
April 2013
93 posts
“Two things define you. Your patience when you have nothing, and your attitude...”
“Just look at life with more playful eyes. Don’t be serious. Seriousness becomes...”
– Osho
“His hands keep turning into birds and flying away from him.”
– Unfinished Duet by Richard Siken 