strange corner of life

twenty something • instagram, pinterest: @thespacesbetweenseconds

[onesecondbeforesunset]

Have you ever looked at someone and all you saw was poetry?

Aesthetically pleasing, utterly intoxicating, authentically irresistible, collection of stardust.

The night sky baths in the reflection of their glittering eyes and breathtaking smile, a sight that you find more beautiful than the stars.

And then you are left to wonder how their soft sunset gaze could leave you flabbergasted, how the universe could possibly fit into those undimmed eyes.

How one gentle caress of their fingertips melts your heart and sends goosebumps on every inch of your skin, tracing the map to your heart.

How your once sober heart has gone utterly wild and drunk at the sound of their velvety voice.

And when they give you that sweet smile followed by their mellifluous laugh, your heart forgets all the sanity it has ever known.

Imponderable, impalpable colours of feeling fill into every crack of your heart.

An insatiable longing, an unquenchable thirst for them and them alone.

And suddenly every word that you write or utter breathe only their name

What It's Like to Fall in Love, via @onesecondbeforesunset

[letsbelonelytogetherr]

— Ocean Vuong, from On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (via letsbelonelytogetherr)

[itmightrain]

Apollo's lamentation in Ovid's Metamorphoses (Hewitt/Hall trans.)

[thequotegarden]

Imagine meeting someone who wanted to learn your past not to punish you, but to understand how you needed to be loved.

[thoughtkick]

“Soon you’ll realize that many people will love the idea of you but will lack the maturity to handle the reality of you.”

— Reyna Biddy

[quotefeeling]

“No matter how attractive a person’s potential may be, you have to date their reality.”

— Mandy Hale

[caruccio]

You know how to love someone, but you don't know how to believe that someone loves you, and that is your tragedy.

[letsbelonelytogetherr]

— Kriti G.

[omgsen]

I love talking nonsense with you and I hope that we can talk nonsense with each other for the rest of our lives.

[soul-from-another-era]

Unconditional love isn't a free pass to hurt me.

[stayuntilthefoglifts]

People who wound us get no say in how we clean up the blood.

Harriet Selina

[filmythingss]

"you cant heal if you pretend you're not hurt"

-filmythings

[vmkhoneyy]

“People are inherently terrible” no!!! Have you ever seen a child wait for their friend while they tie their shoelaces? Have you ever known someone who would bring hurt squirrels and rabbits and mice to the nearest vet just so it doesn’t suffer? Have you seen someone grieve? Have you ever read something that hit your heart like a freight train? Have you looked at the stars and felt an unexplainable joy? Have you ever baked bread? Have you shared a meal with a friend? Have you not seen it? All the love? All the good? I know it’s hard to see sometimes, I know there’s pain everywhere. But look, there’s a child helping another up after a hard fall. Look, there’s someone giving their umbrella to a stranger. Look, there’s someone admiring the spring flowers. Look, there’s good, there’s good, there’s good. Look!!!!

[cassidyshotchocolate]

screw it!!! im going to savor every moment!!! im going to appreciate the trees!! im going to live!!!

[sunlitsoil]

there is always tomorrow

[lelif]

On hope

night walk, franz wright// hope in the dark, rebecca solnit// ? // ? // just give me a reason, pink// shake it off, taylor swift// @ hiddengemm_ on x // @mounaks // to be made whole, ada limon// @garcavisconde // jane massey// orange juice, noah kahan// why why why, shawn mendes// ?// august, taylor swift

[sweetfoolfemme]

i think about this very often to but to be alive is such a privilege. you can smell flowers, eat freshly baked cookies, lose yourself in the pages of a new book, listen to heartwarming music and read soul crushing poetry, meet kind and funny people, learn something new. i think the miracle is in waking up every day