swelling thoughts

a collection of self

[tendermimi]

recent film (this is what the inside of my heart looks like)

[talking-to-the-sun]

for so so long, i tried to force myself to be the girl you want me to be. it was exhausting.

[paper-wounds]

[seraphinesaintclair]

Seraphine Saintclair, Thoughts

[cider]

Sylvia Plath Letter to her mother 24 February 1956

[theoptia]

Hélène Cixous, from The Laugh of the Medusa

Text ID: Woman must write her self: must write about women and bring women to writing, from which they have been driven away as violently as from their bodies ... Writing is for you, you are for you; your body is yours, take it.

[archivedsoul]

so many people have inspired me to be nothing like them

[goth-queen]

[glowcowboy]

i love small joys so much!!!! yes i love my coffee in my favorite mug!!! i love the sun spilling in the window!!! i love the wind on my face!!! i love my blanket over my lap!!! i love the clouds in the sky!!!! i am seeking joy in every moment!!!!

[imperialblack]

[academic-vampire]

Sometimes you need to carry an emotional support book around with you, and that’s okay !

[mournfulroses]

Salma Deera, from a poem titled "Letters to Kafka," featured in Letters from Medea: Poems

[ursula-legun]

i like imagining that it feels good as fuck to be multiple raindrops sliding down a windowpane and then combining when you touch. that's gotta be so nice.

[sisyphusshrugged]

let's be several years behind together

[remanence-of-love]

[literarymedicine]

— Sarah Kay, from “Winter Without You”, No Matter the Wreckage

[heartnosekid]

theflowerhat on ig

excerpt from the original post: this is dictamnus albus—commonly called gas plant. on hot days, it emits a citrusy, flammable oil that briefly ignites when exposed to flame. it’s completely harmless to the plant, but incredible to witness.