Night
When we were young,
And this world turned
With all its sights and sounds,
I lay on my back in the grass,
The crickets sang,
The wind whispering secrets as it flew,
I stretched my fingertips to the moon,
and I gazed wonderingly at all the stars.
Lightning bugs made fairy lights in the distance,
A wolf howled in the neighboring forest,
Lonely in the un-answering quiet,
I lived here and felt infinite.
The beauty of my surroundings
Settled into my soul, and my body gave way,
And I felt a peace and overwhelming emotion.
I wanted to cry and laugh, in turns and all at once,
In the night, everything breathed of magic and the familiar unfamiliar,
All the things I could never know,
Made all the things I knew useless,
This was a space for dreamers,
Pirate clouds sailed across the sky,
Skinny wisps holding skeleton ships,
Adventuring across into the oblivion.
Every secret want and hope took shape in my heart,
All the unsaid words silenced before their time were heard,
I listened to the wisdom of the universe,
For a time the ghosts that haunted me were quieted,
And my loneliness faded away in her company,.
The sway of her motion and the glitter of her lights,
Every sound combining into soothing concert,
I was awed by the feeling of a presence of largeness.
She was in the trees, the dirt, the fields and flowers,
She was in the waters, the oceans and rivers,
She was in the towering mountains and the sloping valleys,
She was the sky, the moon, the stars, and the mysterious yonder,
She was everywhere and nowhere,
I belonged to this world,
But this world belonged to her.
She had seen every wonder and every horror,
She had seen every birth and every end,
Her soul breathed and her very being was feeling,
She could storm, she could quietly weep or thunder rage and pain,
But tonight she was happy and joyous,
She was in the mood to twirl and dance with the wind,
And she made the entire world join her in her glee.
I stayed there, in my bed in the grass for hours,
Watched as the periphery in the east began to lighten,
A new day was coming, and she was leaving,
Good bye, she said as each star faded away,
We will meet again, she said as the moon remained to welcome the sun,
I collected myself and began to walk home,
Her scent lingered in every breath of dew laden grass.
I would sleep away the morning,
But I would wake to wage war with monsters,
To vanquish away all the demons,
To mold the world into every dream I hold.
It was my turn to adventure into the void,
Spurred by my youth, I looked to dreams of love, beauty, idealism, and glory.
I looked forward then, to meeting her again,
And I smiled in the dawn.
Alicia Faulstich
Feb. 13. 2012
(Source: 4doors, via popthatculture)
hahaha. if life gives you lemons, squirt them in your enemy’s eyes!
(Source: dftbcaution, via megustamemes)
And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be. Perks of Being a Wallflower.
whether i have enjoyed your friendship for an hour, the spanning of days, for a season, or for the seeming infinity of passing years your mark has been indelible and a friend you will always remain within me.
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thatwhitebitch:
Florence + The Machine | Shake It Out
i LOVE this song! i like the poetry of the lyrics.
I’ve been a fool and I’ve been blind
I can never leave the past behind
I can see no way, I can see no way
I’m always dragging that horse around
And our love is pastured such a mournful sound
Tonight I’m gonna bury that horse in the ground
I am done with my graceless heart
So tonight I’m gonna cut it out and then restart
And given half the chance would I take any of it back
It’s a final mess but it’s left me so empty
I’m ready to suffer and I’m ready to hope
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(Source: cheaney)
i highly recommend everyone to watch this documentary. its available on netflix instant play.
it will freaking blow your mind.
to think about just how the availability, shortage, and exploitation of water rights shown in the film occur around the world, wow.
from this point forward, i refuse to buy anymore bottled water or from coca cola.
and if you think it’s not an american problem you’re wrong, even texas is estimated to have a severe water shortage in 20 years, some towns are currently suffering from the drought even now. this documentary really makes you think on a whole new global scale. the passion these people have and the work they have to undertake for mere survival is heroic to me.
me, textbooks, and music tonight. its a trifecta and the sort of date night ive been keeping more regularly.
food from olivia’s, it was amazing!!! the entire evening was beautiful, night was cool and clear, the music and service was awesome, it was very fancy. i had the scallops and risotto (OMG, to die for!!) and my friend had a lamb liver and mashed potato plate drizzled in apple glaze sauce. we went to coffee afterwards at flipnotics, the music and attitude in the air was jive, i had a great time :) :). its amazing, some people you pass on the street and you would never look twice, but show off their talent and its something else entirely. beauty comes in all shapes and forms, its not always about the arrangement of the face, symmetry or lines; but when you take the time to notice it, it is always breathtaking.
told me the other day that i tend to date bare minimum human beings. sad thing is i think she’s right.
im taking this under serious advisement and im going to try to find some better men of standard.