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Slow dancing in a burning room
Sacrifice is the measure of love Even self love Especially self love They fill libraries and art galleries with the anxieties and emotions of men I have the four corners of my mind Don’t you think they made us wait a long time? Men are always asking me to wait, wait for them to finish…
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Black and white movies
I remember a rainy evening biking back to camp on a muddy side road of a lake. In the rainforest it was always wet but warm. He showed me the frogs coming down from the trees to mate at night, for a few days. This was our second night together and I was terrified of…
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Compass
I’ve been a slave to the rhythm of my soul. In my life I’ve felt so strongly the call of my passions that I passed through life in a dreamy haze, never feeling quite awake except for those moments of clarity, sometimes calm and sometimes a brilliant beam of anger. I could never deny that…
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The Organ of Love
Now I see that I didn’t have the organ of love, although I acted and looked alright. I wasn’t able to say, hey this thing we share is the most special thing in itself, no matter what other people think. I cared exactly what other people thought. I’ve been thinking about the idea of forgiveness.…
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Modern Romance
I think every person starts out their life by asking the question, how can I be as kind as possible without destroying myself ? And whatever comes out of that speaks to their life circumstances. You can see how threatening that question can be to some, especially those that decide not to be kind at…
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dembow, and other emotions
Do you know what fear feels like? It’s like I’ve only ever stood at the window looking out at it, but I found myself in there. Like landing in a new country, I never knew that this is what fear felt like. I had been depressed and anxious and so dreadfully scared without rest, that…
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profoundly not alone
part one. I’m realizing that what scares and amazes me most is that I have a profound capacity to love one person. Is this what Spinoza means when he says happiness is someone’s greater power adding to mine? It’s so weird how love is so powerful and no one can prove it exists. All the…