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postmarkedheart commented on the post, flip 1 year, 1 month ago
when we make out, sometimes your hair falls from the way it sits. with a hand, you flip it back over, your swoop in place. i smile and wait until your lips are on mine, again.
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postmarkedheart wrote about the word edge 1 year, 7 months ago
sometimes, the edge of nothing is something incredible. hold on. life will turn around.
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postmarkedheart wrote about the word rally 1 year, 8 months ago
when things are tough, you rally. when you’re sick, you (hopefully) rally. when you are protesting the mayor making ridiculous social service cuts, you rally. come on, body. come on, mind. come on, self. let’s do this and get ‘er done.
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postmarkedheart wrote about the word bars 1 year, 8 months ago
i spent the ages 19-25 in bars. i’ve danced on bars, had bartenders pour whipped cream in my mouth. i’ve had sex in bar bathrooms; i’ve cried in bars; i’ve done ecstasy at bars; often very drunk and very high. when i turned 25, though, i grew tired of it. i mostly grew tired of [...]
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postmarkedheart wrote about the word existence 1 year, 8 months ago
today, my existence is mostly related to grad school. i eat, sleep, breathe my work. it’s not much of an existence at all, actually. grad school anxiety is currently immobilizing and i just feel complete fear, and find it hard to breathe. hopefully things get a little easier. i’m trying to make my existence mean [...]
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postmarkedheart wrote about the word ant 1 year, 8 months ago
i’ve been killing bugs in my basement apartment lately. i worry that my home is like the kgb building i saw in moscow – once you come in, you don’t come out, but instead of being for people, it’s for bugs. i feel bad about being a bug killer, but they gross me out & [...]
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postmarkedheart wrote about the word sponge 1 year, 8 months ago
sponges are absorbent, taking in any liquid they come into contact with. lately, i’ve been thinking about the things i ‘take in’ – without thought of boundary, of impact, of use. i have this tried and true strategy of carrying around things that do not belong to me; things that aren’t mine to carry. i [...]
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postmarkedheart wrote about the word offer 1 year, 8 months ago
lately, i’ve been thinking about death. i’ve been thinking about life and jack layton and really, what do we have to offer each other? i have this heart, this body, this mind, this smile. i have the ability to reach out to someone and offer whatever i can, to make their lives just a little [...]
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