You are tired,
(I think)
Of the always puzzle of living and doing;
And so am I.

Come with me, then,
And we’ll leave it far and far away—
(Only you and I, understand!)

You have played,
(I think)
And broke the toys you were fondest of,
And are a little tired now;
Tired of things that break, and—
Just tired.
So am I.

But I come with a dream in my eyes tonight,
And knock with a rose at the hopeless gate of your heart—
Open to me!
For I will show you the places Nobody knows,
And, if you like,
The perfect places of Sleep.

Ah, come with me!
I’ll blow you that wonderful bubble, the moon,
That floats forever and a day;
I’ll sing you the jacinth song
Of the probable stars;
I will attempt the unstartled steppes of dream,
Until I find the Only Flower,
Which shall keep (I think) your little heart
While the moon comes out of the sea.

— e.e. cummings

I asked God if it was okay to be melodramatic
and she said yes
I asked her if it was okay to be short
and she said it sure is
I asked her if I could wear nail polish
or not wear nail polish
and she said honey
she calls me that sometimes
she said you can do just exactly
what you want to
Thanks God I said
And is it even okay if I don’t paragraph
my letters
Sweetcakes God said
who knows where she picked that up
what I’m telling you is
Yes Yes Yes

— Kaylin Haught

- Markay dani meeday tidhi 
When need required 
- Maxaan talo meel ka dayey 
I looked wisdom for every place 
- markay dani maaha tidhi 
When need denied 
- Weydiiyey qof meel ka dayey 
I asked a fellow who before me sought counsel. 
- Markay dani maaha tidhi 
When need denied again 
- Ku laabtay halkaan ka dayey 
I returned to where I searched before 
- Markay dani maaha tidhi 
When need denied again 
- Ka sii dayey meel la dayey 
I searched once more where others failed 
- maxay doqonimmo I tidhi 
When imbecility whispered to me 
- Ruuxaan jirin raad ku doon 
Track down a spectre 
- Intaan isku duubay been 
I embraced falsehood 
- ka buuxsaday labada dacal 
Stuffing it in my inside pockets 
- maxay runi daadi tidhi 
then the truth assured me to discard it 
- waxaan duluc sii ridnayn 
how often a trivial theme 
- Indhuhu ku daraandareen 
My eyes owe-inspired did shine 
- Maxaan dogob beer is idhi 
I even transplanted a piece of dead wood 
- daruuro u soo sasabay 
Begging the clouds to rain 
- daryeelka ku maal is idhi 
to nurture myself with its fruit 
- biyuhu uga sii dareen 
but the water made matters worse.

Rives TED talk spoken word poem

I walked up the door,
shut the stairs,
said my shoes,
took off my prayers,
turned off my bed,
got into the light,
    all because
you kissed me goodnight.

— Natalie Dorsch

ericboydblog:

She

strangled herself

with

her secrets.

ericboydblog:

Tonight we

will walk

through fire.

Wine comes in at the mouth
And love comes in at the eye;
That’s all we shall know for truth
Before we grow old and die.
I lift the glass to my mouth,
I look at you, and I sigh.

— William Butler Yeats