pay no mind

break all the mirrors
throw the make up into the sea
burn the tight shirts, the expensive jeans, the uncomfortable shoes
don’t look any kind of way
just be.
fuck all the rest

workout not working out

use the muscles
one foot then one foot then one foot.
the pulse, the strain, not the pain.
don’t call it pain
call it a tremor or a quake
one foot then one foot then one foot.
something to let us know how earthshaking it is
a natural disaster of the nervous system
the system is down, overloaded.
one foot then one foot then [...]

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Jan 31st, 2006
“5-4-3-2-1. . .Happy New Year!!!” Champagne corks popped all around the room, and thrown confetti landed in everyone’s hair and clothes. Everyone began to remove their masks and grant the first kisses of the year. Adrienne moved to untie hers, but instead he turned to her, all charm and confidence, and took her hand. [...]

permission to breathe freely.

     In my experience, everyone has a place that makes them feel more alive, like there is a simple reason for life and it’s right in front of them.

     For me, this is the beach. But not just any beach will do. No way. It has to be a cold beach, all rocky and windy, [...]