Tag: abuse
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Colosseum
The space between what dreams men give us and what they actually do, when they run the other way scared with no explanation Is the measure of their power Or rather The ghost of power Like the height of the rows of the colosseum After centuries of plumagging The measurements only architects can estimate In…
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Begging for chains
Spinoza said the greatest problem of philosophy is why we beg for our chains I used to be desperate to love someone so that I could abandon myself The way my father taught me: Love means letting go, love means sacrifice, love means being selfless, it’s brave to discard yourself for something else, you’re strong…
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Break
There’s moments when you know you fell in love, then there are moments when you know you’ve fallen out of it. Do you ever argue with someone close to you and it’s at the point where you really question if you’re going to talk to this person again And you’ve already texted a paragraph and…
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Road trip
When I was in college my parents relationship was not well. We just had a death in the family, my grandfather who used to take care of all of us. Without him my parents marriage started to disassemble. It wasn’t fun being at home. I felt burdened and generally disillusioned about life. I went on…
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The fourth person
My dad says we have four quadrants One is things you know about yourself and everyone else knows about yourself Two is things you know but other people don’t, your secrets Three is things you don’t know and other people know, maybe something you’re denying or oblivious to Fourth, is what you don’t know and…
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Perennial
I’m waiting for these orchids to bloom. At first I was skeptical because I don’t have good experience with keeping plants alive. I got into plants only a year ago, when I first bought this one. I bought them when we were talking and we first met. You were helping me with things. I stayed…
SUBLIME COURAGE 