at war

by Ray Jones

tomber

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lesprit de lescalier (excerpt)

The words drowned her mind. I love you. Day and night she composed sentences and paragraphs in her head, but she could never utter a single syllable aloud, not even to herself. She was consumed by...

insomnia

by Jason Shawn Alexander

didos lament

Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me,On thy bosom let me rest,More I would, but Death invades me;Death is now a welcome guest.When I am laid, am laid in earth, May my wrongs createNo trouble, no...

a dose of dostoevsky

I keep reading Dostoevsky and I cant help but cry at his perfection. He is a true master of art, it is almost inconceivable, but indeed undeniable. I picked up a few of his books not knowing...

shades of grey

Winter is calling again...

no longer

Im kind of drowningkind of floatingIm kind of livingkind of dying.It still never ends,this madness, this pain, this chaosand finally when I feel Ive lost it alleverything pours back into my...

say hi to forever

Daul Kim18 November 2009"I know Im like a ghost, I have nothing but myself."

dreaming in sleep

Such tender eyes drifting off into darkness, leaving me here restless beside you, wandering off into a lull, I watch you blink, slowly one after the other, I watch you drift, gently far away from...

darkness

There is a darkness which overcomes me like rain; theres drizzle and theres a hurricane. No matter where I hide, no matter what shelter I choose to find, the darkness comes and drowns me out, takes...

lines

Recreating perfection with new flaws;smooth, rough, exquisite lines. Detail of Skeleton, 2009Charcoal on paper

slow pulse

RivaHey what did know about insanity? You wouldnt tell me what is mad, and what is useful thinking It doesnt work like this you know, because I dont agree. You really know nothing about insanity....

elated

Audrey Kawasaki

an ocean

It reminded me of looking at an ocean;clear and gentle on the outside,but deep down inside,she is dark and coldand completely empty.Her eyeslike liquidtake you in and take you away;Shell try to...

happiness

Days and days, months and years, it all goes by, leaving me here with my hazy memory, slowly fading into the background of time. I keep telling myself that all I want is to be happy, all I need is...

i wish i were a dolphin

Because every breath of air they take is a conscious effort, therefore they can choose to not breathe, thus die. Whereas for humans, breathing is automatic. If I had the choice right now, I...

wasted

Everything is so wasted.

anna karenina

Last night I finished reading Anna Karenina, and first I want to say that I hate the end of a story so much. When I was younger, I read a lot of books but I never finished them because I hated...

june barcarolle

TchaikovskyIts strange how a single song can portray so much thought and emotion. When I started writing The Onyx House, I heard this song and immediately it became the thesis of everything I...

elisa sednaoui

20111022

I need to stop contradicting myself.I might dieI might liveno one else matters.I just want to be alonetake care of myselfI dont need anyone.It is true,everyone is so selfishso I dont get howpeople...

the mysterious rose garden

by Aubrey Beardsley

20111020

Why am I so unhappy?Why am I so empty?-- my life so lonely?Happiness comes and goes, but it goes much faster than it comes; it never lasts. I cant make myself happy, I cant make anyone else happy,...

dance of the knights pt. II

ProkofievIm going to see The Moscow Ballet perform Romeo and Juliet this weekendI really cant wait...

the white swan

Assoluta by Shalan & Paul CrivellariI really, really love Black Swan I watch it whenever I feel cold and numb...& I especially love the score by Mansell, and I love Tchaikovsky of course.Perfection.

a distant cry

Listening to Chopin as a child screams in the background, somewhere far away, somewhere I dont want to be. The sky is turning bright, filled with dying leaves not yet ready to say goodbye. The...

looking around

Im reading Anna Karenina now and Im distracted by so many things. My mind is still flashing like stills from a movie, skipping around in time, it reminds me of Slaughterhouse 5, but I dont stay in...

i just want to

sleepforever

all i want to do

is sleep...