Hello.

{ lost but not looking to be found }

[pluckingwildlilies]

"Today, my dog died and my dad cried when he talked about burying him under the big willow tree in our pasture. I cried, too."

[pluckingwildlilies]

"I didn't know what to say anymore so I just sat silently, staring at the wall while asking myself when I would be strong enough to walk away."

- (a.e)

[pluckingwildlilies]

"I want those love letters back. The ones I threw at you and told you to take back because the words no longer meant the same as they had when you wrote them to me. I don't want to forget what we had...it's just that sometimes, well sometimes I want to forget you."

- (a.e)

[pluckingwildlilies]

"And then, all of a sudden, growing up wasn't so fun."

- (a.e)

[pluckingwildlilies]

The worst part about surrounding yourself with people who care less about you than you care about them is that when they finally leave you find yourself feeling empty inside and you have no one to make you feel whole again.

(a.e)

[pluckingwildlilies]

"She was always giving more love than she was receiving. Maybe that's why she never recovered. She had no love left for herself."

- (a.e)

[pluckingwildlilies]

I’m broken in so many ways that sometimes it seems as though I may collapse into nothingness…but then I see a little girl dancing with the autistic boy down the street or an old dog trying to keep up with the teenage boy too young to appreciate the companionship. These are the things that get me through the day. These are the things that make me feel as though there are actually better tomorrow’s. These are the things that make me feel as though I am something. I am something. These are the words that keep me going. I. Am. Something.

(a.e)

[pluckingwildlilies]

They were just chatting about the weather when he suddenly interrupted. “I love you,” he said. “What does that have to do with anything?” she asked. “It has to do with everything,” he whispered.

(a.e)

[pluckingwildlilies]

My god, she could have been the sun. Instead, she chose to be the moon and shine in the darkness amongst all the lovely stars.

(a.e)

[pluckingwildlilies]

It’s in the coffee you drink, the words you write, the thoughts you think. It’s there. Hope. Hope for better days. Hope that your days are filled with nothing but happiness. You can find it. You just have to start looking.

(a.e)

[pluckingwildlilies]

"She decided she didn't want to be with someone who could ignore her messages or pass up the chance to kiss her so she packed up her things and left, with the door hanging wide open. She was better than that. And she knew it."

- (a.e)

[pluckingwildlilies]

"If you give me your hand I swear I'll never let it go."

- (a.e)

[pluckingwildlilies]

They say time flies when you’re having fun. I say time flies when you’re with someone you love. I lose track of time when I'm with you.

(a.e)

[pluckingwildlilies]

We didn’t work out. We knew it from the start and yet we let ourselves believe that puzzle pieces can be forced together with enough twisting and turning. I never even liked puzzles anyway unless I was with you.

(a.e)

[pluckingwildlilies]

Maybe, just maybe, that was the problem. I was your world but you weren’t mine. I was.

(a.e)

[pluckingwildlilies]

They lay on the couch, legs intertwined, watching the television on a lazy afternoon. He tickled her side. “I like liking you,” she laughed as she tried to catch her breath. He looked at her in all seriousness and whispered, “I love loving you.” Her eyes widened. Maybe this wasn’t love at all but for a moment it sure felt like it.

(a.e)