#poem quote

[words-and-coffee]

I see the world for what it is, and it exhausts me.

Trista Mateer, Persephone Made Me Do It

[svnnyd4ys]

rosamund du prix 'd20: neverafter' + richard siken 'snow and dirty rain' + Margaret Ely Webb (illustration)

[rosejuicewonderdrunk]

—Ada Limón, “After the Fire"

[myasphodelmeadow]

Persephone to Hades - Nikita Gill

[trustn0t]

I go on dates, I get serious with others, but they aren't you. I meet incredible souls who I'd be lucky to share mine with, but they aren't you. You're happy with someone, and I know I can't have you. With the time that's passed , and the steps I've made, I still can't be rid of you. What have you done? Why are my dreams of your incredible being also nightmares reminding me I can never have you? Why can't I break away from the thought of your smile? Your laugh echoes in my mind. The memory of you soothes my soul, yet keeps my heart in a pattern of manic wonder. They say it's better to have love and lost . I don't agree. Losing you haunts me constantly. I wish I never knew you. Not out of hate, but out of fear I may never move on. You were the one who got away, and in my heart, the one who will always stay.

[sweetflutereads]

“Hope is the thing with feathers / That perches in the soul / And sings the tune without the words / And never stops at all.”

— Emily Dickinson, “Hope”

[yunera]

Reunion Dinner

It's cold out here.

I'm wearing a sweater,

Clouds rule the sky.

A day for gathering,

It's missing you, jiě.

This isn't a family reunion,

Not when you're gone.

I'm upset, I'm down, yes.

I should be, and I am.

But, did you know, jiě?

It's my chance to shine

When you're not here

To take centrestage.

Am I happy?

Am I sad?

Do I miss you?

Yes, yes, no.

Gasp, bit of an identity reveal.

Yes, I'm Chinese.