
beachthe sun is a desert looming, an unforgiving orb whose other side watches me writhe in winter’s jaws. & the soft rip of my flesh, if not for insatiable hunger, is almost satisfactory. in a valley of little trees i get strangled by my own feet.





on the afterlifethere was a heaven, once,
and it was made of grass and
the ground that crawled under it
opened up wider than your mouth and
ate me.
i saw mountains: i saw
beauty, it was a rough
inverted fountain. i saw
Jesus. he said 'death
is The Promise, and The Promise
never leaves us.' i saw
diamonds, and i saw coals
too it just took a while
to find them. i saw
lucifer. he was sewing
me a nightgown made of
soft liquor slurs. i saw
my brain. it told me
'thanks for the x, not
so much the cocaine.' i saw
my skin strung out to dry
after a long summer rain. i saw
my bones become the frame
of a house beside a lake. i saw
my tongue cradle babies and

The holy spiderA seven-legged spider weaves holy webs
over the naked dreamers.
Carefully she binds
their eyes against the harsh light
of morning, binds their legs against
roaming down the road toward
opposite seas, binds their arms against
strangling each other like thorny smilax
vines stringing from swamp oaks.
Carefully, she binds them
together.


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~dancingpickles22 tagged me, i tag anyone who wants to answer via comment, i like that best (scr3w da rul3z)
RULES:
1) You must post the rules.
2) Each person must post 5 things about themselves in their journal.
3) Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, and create eleven new questions for the people you tag to answer.
4) You have to choose 10 people to tag and post their icons on your journal.
5) Go to their page and tell them you have tagged them.
6) No tag backs.
7) No stuff in the tagging section about "you're tagged if you're reading this". You legitimately have to tag 10 people.
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1. i have been given 5'4" the past two times i've been measured; i am pleased as punch because i had previously been given a good few 5'3.5" and 5'3.75"
2. my initials are Major League Baseball which is cool because i love the red sox and if you like the yankees we can't be friends
3. i could never just stick with one medium for art. take away my words, i pick up my camera; take away my camera, i pick up my pencils and paint. i'd die otherwise.
4. I AM FINALLY ON A MOOD STABILISER AFTER A YEAR OF BEGGING. currently it is doing jack shit.
5. i'm some sort of gross amalgamation of disorders right now. i want that fixed.
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1.) What is the hardest thing you've ever had to do?
honestly, treatment. whether my heart's been in it or otherwise. it's ridiculously difficult.
2.) If you could have an ability that you don't have, what would it be?
to love and accept myself and my feelings.
3.) What's your favorite quote?
"human experience weighs more than human flesh." -augusten burroughs
4.) Funniest thing that's happened to you in the past month?
i honestly do not know
5.) Favorite movie?
first two harry potter movies SUE ME
6.) Top five favorite songs? (I know it's hard to choose one)
YOU NEED A GOOD SELECTION OF MY MUSICAL TASTES OK
-you are (mree ft. jared foldy)
-a fine evening for a rogue (lydia)
-majoring in minors (sugarcult)
-the city limits (umbrellas)
-on paper (arkells)
-sowing season (brand new)
-blue dahlia (the gaslight anthem)
-reject yourself (killswitch engage)
-andria (la dispute)
-pachuca sunrise (minus the bear)
-the good left undone (rise against)
OK SORRY
7.) Favorite scent?
clean boy
8.) Favorite show on T.V.?
CRIMINAL MINDS.
9.) Favorite book?
invisible monsters by chuck palahniuk, god yes.
10.) Do you think cheating is okay? (On a partner. I don't think it is.)
of course not.
11.) What is your dream job?
a freelance artist of whatever variety i choose so i can stay in bed when i need to or want to but still make money for it
MY QUESTIONS 4U:
1. do you have a smart phone?
2. what time do you typically go to bed?
3. do you bite your fingernails?
4. do you correct others' grammar?
5. how about your own when you realise you've made a slip?
6. are you in love?
7. how tall are you?
8. are you comfortable with your body?
9. biggest fear?
10. are you skilled with a pen(cil)?








2. it depends. anywhere from 12-2 on school nights, 4 am on the weekends (my sleep schedule is a mess)
3. yes
4. it depends. if it's a friend and they'll be embarrassed if their grammar is wrong, than yes. otherwise, no, because it's sorta rude and pretentious.
5. not usually, unless it's a wrong your/you're or something like that.
6. no
7. 5'3"
8. no, not even close.
9. dying alone, being abandoned by those i thought loved me, amounting to nothing (these are all tied ahh, sorry)
10. my handwriting is a disgrace and i can't draw for shit, so, not really aha
Nope.
2. what time do you typically go to bed?
In general I'm a night owl, but these days (with my job) I've been going to bed anywhere between 9 and 11 PM.
3. do you bite your fingernails?
Unfortunately I do. It's a nasty habit, but I've done it for years.
4. do you correct others' grammar?
Occasionally. I don't do it as much as I used to.
5. how about your own when you realise you've made a slip?
Yep. I want to facepalm every time I make a grammatical mistake.
6. are you in love?
I'm... not sure. I'm definitely infatuated though.
7. how tall are you?
About 5'7''.
8. are you comfortable with your body?
Ugh, not at all. I look at myself naked and want to barf.
9. biggest fear?
Not being needed by anyone. Having no worth.
10. are you skilled with a pen(cil)?
I like to think so.
2. Between 11pm and 1am, otherwise I get cranky.
3. No, I pick at my cuticles instead.
4. Only if they've asked me to help them with their grammar.
5. I will immediately correct myself if I notice I've made an error.
6. Yes. To a certain extent, I wish I wasn't, but, "to love another person is to see the face of god".
7. 5'7" and a bit.
8. Most of the time.
9. Memory loss is terrifying.
10. I like to think so, sometimes.
2. what time do you typically go to bed? anywhere between 12-4am
3. do you bite your fingernails? yes mostly when i am stressed
4. do you correct others' grammar? sometimes.
5. how about your own when you realise you've made a slip? yes. i repent like a mofo, even correct myself in follow up text messages
6. are you in love? no
7. how tall are you? 5 foot nothing
8. are you comfortable with your body? somewhat...
9. biggest fear? losing those i care about.
10. are you skilled with a pen(cil)?
2. After 1 am
3. Used to, rarely do now
4. rarely
5. I hate myself for making mistakes, I should be perfection!
6. I wish....
7. I believe I'm about 5'7 in your measurement, but if you take into consideration that I'm Dutch and the comment of angelicpersona ^ above, you'll notice that I'm quite short
8. No
9. Probably that I'm not afraid of dying.
10. I can write using a pencil, I wish I could draw.
2. Around 11.
3. Nope.
4. Sometimes.
5. Times-some.
6. Unfortunately, yes.
7. 5'5''. And a half. Maybe.
8. Not really. It's not as bad as when I was in high school, and having a sex life has actually made tiny improvements to my self-esteem. But no, body is still a source of agony for me.
9. Being abandoned, probably.
10. I can write my name. And other things. I cannot draw.
2. like 1:00 am ish because college
3. i bite my cuticles, which is a really horrible habit and it makes my fingers scarred and ugly and they bleed a lot and i would like to stop but i have no idea how.
4. depends. if it's a serious error or common misconception yeah, but if it's someone who will get snippy then no. we all know THOSE PEOPLE.
5. if it's a super casual conversation with a friend i don't care, otherwise yessss
6. disgustingly
7. 5' 4" (;
8. DEPENDS ON WHAT PART YO and what day of the week it is |:
9. medical syringes/pokers
10. kind of. i like doodling and i love writing poems and romance novels and fanfiction, general garbage, etc u no.
2. Typically? Anywhere from 6 to 8 am. Unless it's a thursday night because I have school friday morning so I try to go to bed by 2.
3. Sometimes, if there's no nail file around. I hate when my nails are uneven.
4. I try not to but some times it just happens. I'm a bit more relaxed about it now because I'm around a lot of people whose first language isn't English so I just let it slide because at least they're making an effort.
5. If I catch myself, yes, usually.
6. Not all the time. I always love my husband in the sense that I care about him, but do I always get excited when I see him? Does my heart always race whenI tthink about him? No, but as long as I always love him I don't have to always be in love with him.
7. I'm 5'7". Taller then most women where I live. But I'm half Dutch, and the Dutch are among the tallest people in the world so I just figure I'm bringing some height to the Acadian people lol
8. Some days yes some days no. Depends on a number of factors, some I couldn't really even put in words. But mostly I guess yes. But I have to work hard at it. Sounds silly but there it is.
9. Right now I'm terrified that I won't be able to get pregnant. Being a mother is theoonly thing I've ever known that I wanted to be and there's some evidence that my husband might not be able to father children. We'll eventually get tests done to find out for sure but for now it's a constant fear.
10. I like to think I'm skilled in regards to the written word. But as for drawing, I couldn't make a pencil do what I want if my life depended on it.