How sad it must be for you to be nothing more than a hollow statue, to have your tomb preserved and your story forgotten.

To get something you must give something away. To hold something you must give something away. To love something you must give something away.

This is what you do now to give your day topography--scan the boxes, read the news, see the chain of your friends reporting about themselves, take the 140-character expository bursts and sift through for the information you need. It's a highly deceptive world, one that constantly asks you to comment but doesn't really care what you have to say. The illusion of participation can sometimes lead to participation. But more often than not, it only leads to more illusion, dressed in the guise of reality.

this is what i never allowed myself to need. and of course what i've been needing all along.

Every single answer starts with the phrase 'I don't know.' But most of the time she does know, if I give her the time and the space in which to answer.

the world loves stupid labels. i wish we got to choose our own.

I never understood why anyone would have sex on the floor. Until I was with you and I realized: you don't realize you're on the floor.