Permanent imprints.

It's when you hold eye contact for that second too long

or maybe the way you laugh.

It sets off a flash and our memories take a picture of who we are at that point

when we first know "This is love."

And we clutch that picture to our hearts

because we expect each other

to always be the people in that picture.

But people change.

People aren't pictures.

And you can either take a new picture

or throw the old one away.

The Fire Within.

And I sit here in ponder

after all this while still in search for someone who would see through me.

For the very being I truly am.

And I'm still waiting,

someday you'd turn up,

whoever you are.

The best things are hard to come by.

It does not count if you believe in yourself when it's easy to believe in yourself. It does not count if you believe the world can be a better place when the future looks bright. It does not count if you think you're going to make it when the finish line is right in front of you.

It counts when it's hard to believe in yourself, when it looks like the world's going to end and you've still got a long way to go.

That's when it counts. That's when it matters the most.

Fall.

"You are not there. Somewhere in the future, suffering for something that hasn't happened yet. You are not there, in a place where all your worries manifest.

You are not there. Somewhere in the past, reliving your old mistakes and regrets. You are not there, in a place where memories resurrect.

You are here. Right here."

L.O.V.E.

"It is two people full of doubts, shortcomings, and love holding hands and jumping together. It’s a risk, fraught with the potential to fail. Three-legged races, where two people hop, stumble, get back up, and maybe hit a stride until they fall again. It’s funny yet frustrating, and I suppose that's what makes it beautiful."

-stolen from an article, the wordplay is brilliant stuff.

30 things you should have before you turn 30.

1. Clothes that fit the size she is now, not the size she was five years ago

2. A weekly income that covers the rent (or mortgage payment)

3. An orgasm

4. Always enough toilet paper

5. A hair stylist she trusts

6. A favorite song, porn site, image, movie or fantasy that always gets her in the mood

7. Health insurance

8. A signature drink

9. A healthy relationship with her parents

10. Bras in the correct size

11. Enough alcohol in her home to offer drop-by guests a cocktail

12. An emergency hangover remedy

13. A voter registration card

14. A wardrobe that includes the perfectly flattering little black dress, a great pair of heels, jeans that make her ass look great, and a cute hat that hides a bad hair day

15. A yearly appointment with her gynecologist

16. The name of reliable movers to give her friends when they ask for help relocating

17. The gumption to ask a man out

18. A group of girlfriends who get it

19. A set of tools (and the ability to use them ... even if it’s just to hang a piece of art)

20. A balanced checkbook

21. No interest in men who just aren’t that into her

22. A vacation to look forward to at least once a year

23. A good bulls**t detector

24. The courage to stand up for herself and her beliefs

25. A favorite sex position

26. A set of hand towels so guests don’t have dry their hands on her bath towel (gross!)

27. Enough self-love to avoid and break off unhealthy friendships and relationships

28. A commitment to exercise

29. A retirement fund

30. A great vibrator

You Are The Moon.

You don't see what you possess,
a beauty calm and clear.




So precise and so pristine,
a perfect pane of glass.




The shattered surface,
so imperfect, is all that you believe.