“I Play The Part I Want You To See, Not What You Think I Should Be.”

“Never be afraid to fall apart because it is an opportunity to rebuild yourself the way you wish you had been all along.”

— Rae Smith

Word Meadows

I've lost myself among the meadows of letters and words I'm deep in the throes of a unrecognizable place that's all too familiar Learning to speak the language of my heart once again.

“But I must admit I miss you terribly. The world is too quiet without you nearby.”

— Lemony Snicket; The Beatrice Letters

“I have to be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel.”

—

Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Hepburn: Many-Sided Charmer, LIFE Magazine, December 7, 1953)

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“You made flowers grow in my lungs and although they are beautiful, I can’t breathe.”

— Unknown

keep it close to your heart

keep it close to your heart give me a half glance when you pass don't dare whisper grin as my pulse thuds twice as fast don't set yourself apart. twitch my fingers in a wave keep it all in your chest oh your smile; I won't be the same. but spend every waking moment wondering what you think of watching with bated breath. wondering if I grace your daydreams. keep it all in your mind let loose that hope, smile and wave a promise, treading your tightrope. don't talk; be kind... soft mockery and fluttering sighs. keep it all close to me a thousand quiet hopes and another reason why be those butterflies I want to set free. hold those thoughts; let my heart skip a sweeping dawn, a bargain to rescind to a melody I can't let persist. a hundred damned flowers thrown to the wind save myself from finding closure the brush of fingers, clench your dreams into my fists, a warm autumn night, keep your whispers by my chest, the meeting of eyes, as I find my way closer a smile of delight. this broken compass that points West. keep me close to your heart, & listen: none of those letters were ever a lie & I'll keep you, with all my might. I loved you first. but I'll be the first to say goodbye.

“When it’s over, leave. Don’t continue watering a dead flower.”

— Unknown

If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.

Lao Tzu

Alanis Morissette, Sorry to Myself/Haruki Murakami,1084

The seed doesn’t have a flower within itself. It’s actually the home of a dormant life that can awaken and transform with the creative power of connection. Earth and sun are in a dance older than our time. See how they kiss each other in all the trees and flowers.