あきら

“She dealt her pretty words like Blades—“

[bonestew]

[eastofthesunwestofthemoon]

“In my culture, we know death intimately. In Arabic, the highest expression of love is the phrase “ya’aburnee” Translated “you bury me” - It means “I love you so much, I’d sooner die than bury you” It was used by mothers in our lineage who were so used to losing their young in war; In my culture, we cannot talk about love without speaking death’s name”

— George Abraham, “Untitled,” published in Black Napkin Press (via bostonpoetryslam)

[fortuneaday]

[A white fortune cookie paper with red text on the front reading: An unusual dream will come true]

[bled]

[mothsfuzz]

holy and pure

[wishbzne-deactivated20210526]

“I want to make love, but my hair smells of war and running and running.”

— Warsan Shire, from Conversations About Home

[fymodernflapper]

Victorian Tear Catchers

During the Victorian era, mourners sometimes collected their tears in gold decorated “tear bottles” to keep as a remembrance for the next of kin. It has also been said that the widows would go to the grave on the anniversary of the first year of death and sprinkle the tears on the grave to signify the end of the first year of mourning.

[morgoth47]

[bol4s]

[violentwavesofemotion-deactivat]

Anakreon, tr. by Willis Barnstone, from Greek Lyric Poetry; “Cicada,”

[characterdesigninspiration]

[hype]

[kingkist]

Gerard DuBois

[triptihosmrti]

[whitedogblog]

Uvac Bridge, Serbia, 18th Century

[dappledwithshadow]

Koloman Moser, sketches for Jugendschatz, 1897.

[demiiwhiffin]

this whole year !!! am i right lads

[aberrantceramics]

Kerubim for Lovers Tarot Card