I wish I could show you,
when you are lonely or in darkness,
the astonishing light
of your own being.
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– Pablo Neruda
PoetryAs if you were
on fire
from within,
the moon lives
in the lining
of your skin.
Ink-Stained Fingertips
Original PoetryI am made
of the poetry
my fingertips
bleed.
Diary Entries
Original PoetryUntouched by love,
tainted by heartache.
The beauty in his purity –
Oh, it takes my breath away.
– Matthew Kelly
LiteratureThe people we surround ourselves with either raise or lower our standards. They either help us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves or encourage us to become lesser versions of ourselves. We become like our friends. No man becomes great on his own. No woman becomes great on her own. The people around them help to make them great.
We all need people in our lives who raise our standards, remind us of our essential purpose, and challenge us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves.
The Rhythm of Life
Falling
Original PoetryJust like leaves in the autumn and snow in the winter,
I fall for you over and over again.
– Charles Dickens
Literature“…suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but – I hope – into a better shape.”
Great Expectations
Dear, You
Original PoetryInstead of giving me a torch and assuming I’ll find my way
out of the darkness and into the light,
he held my hand and helped me grow accustomed to my blindness
until I wasn’t afraid of the darkness anymore.
– Lemony Snicket
Literature“Sunny held Kit, and Violet held Klaus, and for a minute the four castaways did nothing but weep, letting their tears run down their faces and into the sea, which some have said is nothing but a library of all tears in history.”
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The End
A Winter’s Promise
Original PoetryI will chase down every setting sun
in your name, in your memory.
And with the rising ambience
of a winter morning’s sun
we will reunite once again.
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