Masks make us feel safer even when they become suffocating. Armor makes us feel stronger even when we grow weary from dragging the extra weight around. The irony is that when we're standing across from someone who is hidden or shielded by masks and armor, we feel frustrated and disconnected. That's the paradox here: Vulnerability is the last thing I want you to see in me, but the first thing I look for in you.
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It’s funny how memory works and how some things that seem impossible to forget, fade over time. All the ex lovers, all the ex best friends we have had, the precious, beautiful moments shared with them, fade over time. To invest so much time in someone, to learn all of their quirkiness just for it to fade and sometimes pop up like a hazy glint of memory, it’s funny.
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I Saw Love.
"Hello", you said while holding the gate
I replied with a faint hey, feeling a familiar ache
Strangers we were, not a word more exchanged
But why did it feel like everything has changed
My heart was racing faster than ever
Your eyes held the promises of sweetest forever
The lingering glances across the room,
you reminded me of all those love songs I kept humming in cheerful tunes
The songs which had the fantasies of a beautiful blue house facing the sea,
and afternoons spent with glee
waltzing around the kitchen in the refrigerator light
whispered sweet nothings and pillow fights
reading books to each other on the house porch
dancing in the rain, kissing whenever we want.
They said you'll know when you find him
Your heart heart will burst out of the seams and you won't mind it
I sure didn't mind when you approached me
With a teasing smile on your face,
all the while holding my gaze
you asked me to dance, but i politely refused
you eyes widened, you were definitely bemused
we soon started talking about music, art and
the eye catching pattern on your red scarf
You even cracked some silly jokes
I remember I faked a laugh
At the end when we stood facing each other
I was scared, unsure if we should take it further
But you saw right through me, held my hands and took me by surprise
That's when I saw love in your eyes
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You cannot blame them for not caring enough.
It was you who created the walls so high that they couldn't peep inside. It was you who was so afraid to be vulnerable that you made them believe that you are always fine. It was you who never learnt to reach out for help.
You cannot blame them for your loneliness, if you never let them walk with you.
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We are, aren't we??? . . . #aesthetic #feelings #emotions #wordstoliveby #aesthetic_photos #wordsoftheday #aesthetician #wordswithkings #wordsofencouragement #aestheticvibes #indieaesthetic #mywords #wordsporn #inmyfeelingschallenge #englishwords #wordsgram #positivewords #toocuteforwords #instawords #wordsfromtheheart #aestheticianlife #wordsearch #aestheticjournal #aestheticaf #feelingsorryformyself #aestheticlypleasing #wordsstoliveby #feelingsafe #feelingsong #wordsforlife (at India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CifyAWyP1-E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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For it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one thing and they want something more. And this is said in disparagement, whereas it is one of the greatest talents the species has and one that has made it superior to animals that are satisfied with what they have.
— John Steinbeck, The Pearl
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Just read a line in a book: grief, like regret, settles into our DNA and remains forever a part of us.
And damn I cannot take my mind off it.
My grief hasn't made me stronger, it has made me braver. I have no choice but to learn how to function in the face of this pure fear, bone deep rage and wrenching sadness.
A sadness that can only ever be fully known deep inside the devastated bones of the grieving. It's the kind of despair that changes your entire universe overnight with no warning. It has altered everything I thought I knew about myself and the world around me. And everyday I uncover more ahout what that even means.
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“Your words fall into me like autumn falls into the color of each leaf.” #words #wordsporn #wordstoliveby #autumnvibes🍁 #autumnmood #leafsforever (at Catalina Foothills, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc_NHn3PVlJicyd4hp2YAl1EUHVaa58Dz2T7RI0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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