leave words here.

I desired my dust to be mingled with yours
Forever and forever and forever.
: Li Po, “The River-Merchant’s Wife” (Translated by Ezra Pound so freely that some consider it to be written by Pound himself.)  (via clavicola)

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mols:

Thank god the stars don’t judge us for what we do beneath them.

5:01pm
the history of a fire escape: It’s alright if you can’t stay, but take the chap from my lips and wet...

sleepingtigers:

It’s alright if you can’t stay, but take the chap from my lips and wet them with your tongue before you go, the front door is so heavy and brings in such a draft. I’ll understand if you can’t stay, but pull your shirt off of my back and keep it where it belongs, don’t leave your scent like a trail…

4:03pm
funeral home fairies: My back was to the mattress, face looking up at the ceiling as waves...

motionofmadness:

My back was to the mattress, face looking up at the ceiling as waves of heat fell over me and died; her heat. For what seemed like eternity I let these tiny pieces of her take root on my body, let them dive into the abyss of me, into the black hole where my heart must have once been and they were…

11:48pm

motionofmadness:

In a bathtub filled to the brim with my sins, I sat with my skin peeled back. I scrubbed the dirty looks from my bones, I stayed inside of it for days, the liquids never losing their alluring warmth. I surely lost my mind inside the eyes of the girl I loved for whom I had to be so clean. I knew in my heart that I couldn’t offer up such an impure vessel so I washed even the tiniest of my cells until I was just a passing thought she had at night while she weeped.

11:45pm
the shipfitter's wife: sweet talker, adj. You spun words together to create a world where the...

fleurishes:

sweet talker, adj. You spun words together to create a world where the idea of us could exist without limits or bounds. The lilt of your voice pressed against me like a corresponding part, a phantom limb; the seduction of the mind. How all I needed from you were a handful of words wrapped up…

9:28am
There’s a loneliness that only exists in one’s mind. The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby (via han-solo-dolo)

(via its3amnow)

People run from rain, but sit in bathtubs full of water.
Charles Bukowski (via lionskeleton)

(via fleurishes)

hyb: guarded isolation

summerelephants:

we are seeing media communication as foundations for face to face communication. in other words, in order to brace ourselves for speaking face to face to a person, it’s common to communicate to them via tumblr, facebook, or any other social networking site beforehand. this…

7:56pm

(via marfmellow)

How To Life Guide: 5 of the Most Disturbing Books Ever

howtolifeguide:

1. The Road by Cormac McCarthy - The story of a father and son in a post-apocalyptic world where ash rains from the skies, and cannibals are around every corner. After reading this, you’ll want to call your Dad.

2. Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo - Shows war for the…

11:37am
How To Life Guide: Books to Help You Rule the World

howtolifeguide:

Plan on conquering the world someday? These 7 books should help you acquire the tools and tricks necessary for world domination.

1. The Art of War by Sun Tzu - Know your enemy and destroy them.

2. The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli - A clever and cynical work on power…

11:34am
we looked at each other until it felt like everything would burst into flames
jonathan safran foer (via yunzi)

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So it goes.: Ryan O’ConnellYou can stop taking quizzes in Cosmo. Here’s what love...

Ryan O’Connell

You can stop taking quizzes in Cosmo. Here’s what love really is.

Love is still wanting to hold someone after you climax. After the initial euphoria from the orgasm wears off, you’re replaced with a sense of calm rather than a panic. You don’t want to search for your…

(Source: orientaltiger)

12:03pm
my name is driftwood: jemimaaslana: theriotmag: stfuconservatives: “Let me tell you some...

jemimaaslana:

theriotmag:

stfuconservatives:

“Let me tell you some things. I used to investigate child abuse and…

feminisminapapercup:

“Let me tell you some things. I used to investigate child abuse and neglect. I can tell you how to stop the vast majority of…

(Source: themightyhawkeye)

12:49pm
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