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[lifeinpoetry]

A man makes eye contact.

There are times when desire seems to transfer. He communicates desire; I am infected by desire.

It’s the worst kind of desire —

— Elisa Gabbert, from “At the poetry reading,” L'Heure Bleue, or the Judy Poems

[lifeinpoetry]

The only natural responses to vulnerability are love and violence.

Elisa Gabbert, from The Self Unstable (via lifeinpoetry)

[thelovejournals]

I think that after the first time you give your heart away, you never get it back. The rest of your life is just you pretending that you still have a heart.

Tarryn Fisher, The Opportunist (via thelovejournals)

[inactive1999]

What camera do you use to film?

canon 5d mkIII

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A taste of The Libertines smashing it at the Boogaloo. Forever kings of secret small gigs. More of my vids over at NME.

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Yessss.

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😭👊🏻

[anotherwellkeptsecret]

I used to hate using ‘love’ liberally. I felt it was a sacred word only to be used in very special occasions. Now that I’m older, I’ve come to the realization that love should be shared and felt and received with reckless abandon. Love these characters, love this food, love things in the moment, even if they may seem tiny and insignificant to others. I think it makes life a little more soft around the edges. 

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[joygabriel]

Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice

Houston, Texas - October 17, 2015

[donutguts]

[inactive1999]

To anyone seeing The Libs in Cardiff tonight: have a look out for the boy in the fluffy jacket performing some poems after the support bands. He’ll change your life forever, promise.

[spirit3d4w4y]

Things You Need to Know About the Outgoing Introvert

1. When we see you after a long day, we might be all irritable and not want to talk

It has nothing to do with you. Outgoing introverts, though still introverts at their core, often need to recharge after a large use of social energy. After a long day of dealing with people, our social batteries are drained and we need to unwind and recover, usually alone.

2. We’re charming creatures and can be the life of the party, but…

You’ll be surprised how much we actually live in our heads. People often confuse us for extroverts, but we’re too introspective and over-think too much to be one.

3. If we like you, we really like you.

We don’t waste our time with people we’re not completely crazy about. If we agreed to go on a date with you, we like you. Take it as a huge compliment.

4. We have times when we’re weird with our phones.

Some days we can talk for hours, but sometimes we’re not so good at replying and talking on the phone. Don’t take it personally - we screen our phone calls, even from our closest friends. Outgoing introverts sometimes hate the phone because it’s all, like, intrusive and tears our minds away from whatever we’re deeply focusing on (and we are always deeply focusing on something). Our mind doesn’t change direction easily. Listening to one thing and seeing something else is a lot of sensory input piled on top of everything that’s already going on in our heads.

5. But don’t worry, in person we’ll listen to you for hours.

We have spectrums of introversion, so we’re good listeners. We’ll always be naturally in tune with how you’re feeling, so we’ll be able to see through any front you put up and make you jump into the deep end.

6. We need to dip our foot in the pool first.

We need time to warm up, so, like, chill. We tend not to outwardly express our feelings and spill our whole life story in the first hour of meeting you. Or the first year.

7. Our energy level depends on our environment.

Yes, we can get annoyed easily. If we vibe with the crowd, we can get our energy from human interactions. But if we don’t, we’ll start to get really introspective and reflective, and tend to withdraw into ourselves. It’s kinda like a hit or miss. We’re very selectively social. But it’s not because we dislike people - it’s actually the opposite. We dislike the barriers like small talk (which often comes with going out) creates between people, and try to avoid it at all costs.

8. You’ll think we are flirty with everyone.

Okay here’s the thing, when we inevitably have to interact with people, we make it seem like there’s nothing in the world we’d rather be doing. It’s ‘cause we’re, like, overly sensitive and so we go out of our way to make other people feel comfortable and happy. We’re intuitive and outgoing at the same time.

Research has found that introverts pay more attention to detail and exhibit increased brain activity when processing visual information. A study shows that the brain of an introvert weighs internal cues more strongly than external motivational and reward cues.

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REASONS WHY I CAN’T DATE YOU: Because there was a boy who taught me not to trust anyone. I nailed my body against his chest & he ate it like a vulture devouring a piece of meat. Because I don’t trust my judgement of men & the amount of time it takes to recover from a battered heart almost makes the love not worth it. I can’t date you because I learnt the hard way that the word “no” is not always enough. Because maybe I still haven’t forgotten about the beautiful boy I met in the grocery store and how we stood under a street lamp with the snow falling & us falling with it. Because I don’t want to ruin my lipstick with the temptation of a kiss. Because women still have to look over their shoulder when walking home at night, even though the moon is full enough to guide them. The truth is, I don’t need the distraction. The truth is, the first time I felt love I was afraid because I’d never witnessed anything so tender before. The truth is, I want to once more dream of having everything & I sure as hell don’t need anyone by my side to do it.

jessica therese, “Reasons Why I Can’t Date You” (via contramonte)

[inactive1999]

[Lana Del Rey’s ‘Body Electric’ playing softly in the background…] 💄👄💋

[futuro-heroi]

[rabbittmouth]

Tell me it was for the hunger & nothing less.

Ocean Vuong, from “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” (via rabbittmouth)