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shadows-of-gotham · 5 years
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things i don’t own enough of • lingerie • candles • make up • other useless things that will get me nowhere in life but I want them
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But you’ll still be beautiful.
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Rialto Bridge, proposed 16th century designs and present day
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shadows-of-gotham · 5 years
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redefiniendo
desde cuándo que me guste alguien significa esto:
desde cuándo las despedidas
se me quedan enredadas en el pecho,
ascendiendo con lentitud parsimónica,
esperanzadora, casi cruel
hasta ramificarse como malas hierbas
que no cesan en su empeño de arrancarme el corazón
o como víboras,
jugando a su alrededor en una danza hipnótica
hasta asfixiarlo
desde cuándo temo al atardecer
y a la noche que lo acompaña
ahogada en ansiedad porque las horas se acaban
se nos acaban
y me gustaría parar el tiempo
encerrarlo
atarlo
someterlo a quedarse estancado
en un único segundo durante toda la eternidad
en el que el sonríe
y mi corazón estalla
y la única brecha que nos separa
es la de un beso
que cada vez se nota más cerca
que se prevé con un ínfimo acto de valentía que nunca llega:
una caricia
desde cuándo que me guste alguien es sentirme dinamita
soy mecha
soy detonante
soy la cobarde a la que cupido cedió las armas
y no es capaz de apuntar
lanzar
acertar
porque teme desviarse
y clavarse a sí misma el puñal
(que sin darme cuenta
ya ha hecho una cruz en mi pecho)
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shadows-of-gotham · 5 years
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siempre nos quedará parís la poesía
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Edvard Munch.
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shadows-of-gotham · 5 years
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el whatsapp que nunca envié
vino barato
versos en voz alta
rayos de esperanza q se traducen en amor
y se cuelan entre las hojas de los árboles que techan el Edén
y tú y yo
(¿te hace?)
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shadows-of-gotham · 5 years
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Confesiones a las tres de la tarde (o algo así).
creo que me gustas
que me gustas gustas
gustar del verbo encantar y del pretérito perfecto simple
perfecto
porque haríamos una pareja cojonuda
y simple
porque el amor lo es
(o al menos debería)
bueno, pero el caso es que me gustas
y esa sonrisa que enamora
y la forma en la que me miras cuando crees que no estoy pendiente de ti
y cómo tus dedos sostienen un cigarrillo que sabes que NO deberías tomarte... pero quién soy yo para juzgar, verdad, si al final todos somos adictos a algo
y yo he descubierto que lo soy de ti
y por primera vez no duele
por primera vez gustar no es sufrir ni llorar ni tener miedo a la caída contra el precipicio
por primera vez es sinónimo de sonrisas a medianoche
de poemas rápidos escritos en el móvil
de miradas perdidas en un nosotros
por primera vez es notar calor en las mejillas
y elefantes en el estómago,
de pensar en pares en vez de uno más uno que no son dos
sino uno
verdugo
y otro
corazón roto
por primera vez gustar significa ilusión y es antónimo de miedo
y solo espero que para ti
y te lo pido encarecidamente
solo espero que para ti
sea lo mismo
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shadows-of-gotham · 5 years
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notre dame is burning.
this is ok.
it has happened before. it will happen again. it has been lost before. it will be lost again. and again. and again. and again. art and architecture are transient, and temporary, and 850 years may seem like a lot to the individual, who will live maybe 100 if they are very lucky and very healthy, but even the pyramids at saqqara have only existed for about 6000 years and that’s still not all that much, if you consider the grand scheme of things.
yes, this is terrible. as someone who is deeply religious and literally a professional historian with a focus on art and architecture, this is terrible. im mourning. im gutted. im horrified and upset and miserable. but.
it’s not over.
victor hugo wrote hunchback because notre dame du paris was in the process of collapsing and falling apart, and revitalized the entire world’s focus and love for this church, and that was not even 200 years ago. it led to it being renovated.
the roof has fallen in. the scars of fires are on its buttresses. the rose window has fallen out. the beams and piers have collapsed. the spire has toppled. the stones have suffered, and will suffer again, but it is not gone.
renovation work is essential. sometimes things collapse and burn and break and have to come back. it’s not a terrorist attack, it’s renovation, an accident, but we have so much evidence, history, carefully documented everything on one of the most studied places in the world.
it’s not the end.
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shadows-of-gotham · 5 years
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*throws flower petals at you* be my friend
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shadows-of-gotham · 6 years
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There are a lot of things constantly on my mind, but this one in particular. I don’t think we talk about the things we love about ourselves enough. I think it’s easier to point out something that makes you insecure so you can feel like you acknowledged it before anyone else has. For me, it feels strange to admit the love I have for certain qualities about myself. And accepting a compliment feels even worse. Saying ‘thank you’ to a compliment just makes me feel like I’m full of myself or like I’m boasting when it shouldn’t have to feel that way?! I’ve been trying to teach myself the beauty of a simple “thank you” rather than feeling like I need to shoot myself down with “stop! you don’t mean that!” or return a forced and awkward compliment back. Let’s spend a little more time appreciating the things we admire about ourselves. That’s my goal anyway! Like, I love the compassion I have for everyone around me and how I feel like every body needs to feel included and heard. I also love the ability I have to see the silver lining in any given situation. I love my hands, my skin, my teeth, and my loud laugh. See it feels so weird to admit these things, but it’s true?! Train yourself to acknowledge and appreciate the bits about yourself that you hold dear. Spend some more time showing yourself that love that you show everyone else. And let me and the rest of the world know…… What do you love about yourself? (at Los Angeles, California)
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shadows-of-gotham · 6 years
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02. 07. 18 — apollo and artemis
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via weheartit
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Sauk County Standard, Baraboo, Wisconsin, May 16, 1855
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Sasha Volosatov — Unknown age — United Kingdom
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