They use up love, they swallow
every dark grain,
so at the end there’s nothing left,
a scant pile of splinters
on the empty white plate.— Ellen Bass, from “Eating the Bones,” The Human Line
3rd January 2019
Reblogged From lifeinpoetry
Notes: 167
It’s a hard job baby, but someone’s gotta do it.
Hello, yes I have a lot of swords that I don’t know how to hold, would you like some? Thanks, yes they really hurt lots.
Waterhouse, Saint Cecilia detail, 1895
Charles Piazzi Smyth – Scientist of the Day
Charles Piazzi Smyth, an English astronomer, was born Jan. 3, 1819.
realizing ive been here since i was 15-16
its gonna be unreal funny when absolutely nothing happens tomorrow
longtime users after december 17th:
It broke my heart but opened my eyes
*blows a kiss under the stage* for the pit orchestra
*blows a kiss behind the stage* for the run crew
*blows a kiss to the rafters* for the phantom
my body, tearfully: when sleep???
me: my dude we just woke up!! It’s time for wakefulness and doing things and Productivity
my body, weeping: but???? when sleep?????
me: okay, finally now is sleep
my body: no. wrong.
Stop thinking about everything so much, you’re breaking your own heart.
Glass mosaic bowl, Greek and Roman Art
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Medium: Glass
i dream for a day when i can log onto this app without having to fucking block the multitudes of spam porn bots that follow me every day
Mermaid illustration from The Craftsman - 1906-1907 - via Internet Archive
