A Lost Night Owl

Hello, Lovely! A bit about me: Call me Mel. I love to write. As you probably guessed, I am typically up late. Take a step inside my mind and see the bits and pieces that are woven together here.

[firedrill]

me: *is faced with a distressing situation*

brain: *shuts down*

me: no maybe we should actually deal with this

brain: ✔️read 7:26pm

[alostnightowl]

I’ve only bottled it up to serve it in a glass. Warmed it up to make it more digestible. The words keep overflowing, multiplying, and spilling. Splattering, shining, swirling. They live their own lives now. They no longer belong to me. . . . #poetry #wordsplatter #words #lifeofawriter #writer

[alostnightowl]

In a world of constant stimuli, silence is sometimes needed. Recharge, but don’t disappear too long. People have a tendency to forget. . . #quotable #words #justathought #constantlyresponding #relevance

[anamorphosis-and-isolate]

It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom you have never met.

Yoshida Kenkō, A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees (via anamorphosis-and-isolate)

[thepigeongazette]

did they include falling pandas AND kittens?

[alostnightowl]

There’s both a knowing and fear of taking the road less traveled. One, knowing that your life could become a cliché. Two, the delusions of the unknown. The tunnel vision on a speck of paint while the entire painting is left unfinished. Getting distracted by the things left unfinished. The waves of doubt. Periods of “I can do this” to “What the Hell was I Thinking!?” Who am I? Where am I? Oh, three! What is a social norm? . . . #poetry #abstract #picsart #alnopoetry #life #words

[alostnightowl]

When unconditional support is given, the impossible comes to life. #poetry #support #friendship #humbled

[alostnightowl]

Thank you for the little things. The moments, the laughter, the food. Thank you for being you. #givethanks

[alostnightowl]

No one spins a finer tale than me. #pun #spiderweb

[alostnightowl]

Sometimes it's easier to make the norm out to be better than it truly is. . . . . #perception #oneline #abstract #PicsArt #mandala #galaxy #clouds

[alostnightowl]

No more pumpkin spice. #afallnightmare #onelinehorror #firstworldproblems #halloweencountdown . . [Pumpkin Courtesy of Spooky Neon #PicsArt]

[alostnightowl]

To My Sweet Tea (A Poem). My closest friends are tea drinkers ☕ Life is funny that way. . . . #poetry #spokenword #tea #coffee #friendship #life #appreciation

[alostnightowl]

Take a deep breath as moments pass you by. The sun rising while dreams are blooming. The sun setting as the office hours grow longer. Sometimes we forget the moments that matter. Sometimes we forget to look up. [What will your last line be?] . . . #alnopoetry #tobecontinued #poetry #thelittlemoments #lumyer #americana

[alostnightowl]

Take a deep breath as moments pass you by. The sun rising while dreams are blooming. The sun setting as the office hours grow longer. Sometimes we forget the moments that matter. Sometimes we forget to look up. [What will your last line be?] . . . #alnopoetry #tobecontinued #poetry #thelittlemoments #lumyer #americana

[alostnightowl]

A simple form of torture is boredom. Watching the clock go by as words turn to blather. Notes turn to doodles. A cry from the mind for stimulation. Social obligation. Requirements. An imperfect system. . . . #poetry #boredom #doodle #desert #skeleton #inktober #backtoschool

[alostnightowl]

The compliments flow like a river because... I hope one day you see yourself the way love sees you. . . . #love #poetry #friendshipquotes #beauty #kindness #tobecontinued

[alostnightowl]

I try to look at life through a different lens. What I can transform. What I can add color to. What I can turn into another world. It's different but that's the fun of it. . . . #words #poetry #PicsArt #rainbow #colorful #lamppost #fantasy #pasadena (at Pasadena City College)