Tagged: contrast
prosperity red
prosperity red
is a shade sweeter than warring
red, two hues duller
than pure happiness, half a
shake more seductive than sin
.
20180221:2115
y
you are wearing the
you are wearing the
center of the universe,
happy to break it
in. i am trying
it on for size,
grinning as
if it didn’t hurt
.
20151231:0025
y
in the middle of
in the middle of
the night,
the hot water takes
six-point-two seconds
longer to come –
my body’s in the
bathtub objecting, my
brain is somewhere
else, making
all sorts
of concessions
.
20151206:0429
y
stillness comes and goes
stillness comes and goes
with the breeze, serenity
is a decision
.
20150823:1422
y
the difference between
the difference between
having much and having
little to offer is
in what we tell
ourselves –
every once in
awhile, we ought to
compare notes
.
20150112:0840
y
order and chaos go
order and chaos go
hand in hand –
as paired
things, there is
scarcely
a better couple
.
20120929:1305
y
on the brink
on the brink
of men,
women
are expected,
held,
idolized,
baited,
standardized,
confined,
customized,
humored,
prescribed,
overdue
.
20120312:0842
y
the act of counting
the act of counting
reveals its own
contrasts – two
is closer to
one than three,
and the latter
more well-rounded,
yet does not play
well with others.
two is sometimes
indecisive, and
one appears
often
and lonely
.
20120310:1546
y
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