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vintage-sweden:
“People at a beach, 1951, Sweden.
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I want to tremble, soften, convince myself
a better day is coming.
— Liz Worth, from “New math,” The Truth Is Told Better This Way

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My splendor could kill a man.

― Natalie Eilbert, from “Alpenglow,” published in Bloof Books (via lifeinpoetry)

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Here’s an antidote to survival: imagine a closeness where there was only cosmos.

― Christina Olivares, from “Girl,” published in Apogee (via lifeinpoetry)

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I want to leave this place but can only / leave myself.

― MJ Santiago, from “Secret Internet Search History,” published in Reservoir (via lifeinpoetry)

“I was carving my name into your side and you were calling me soft, calling me gentle. I do not think you were paying attention.”

— Trista Mateer, from “For the One Who Loved My Hands
More than Anything Else,” The Dogs I Have Kissed (via lifeinpoetry)

(Source: lifeinpoetry)

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*smells weed in the air* *looks around like there’s a disturbance in the force*

(Source: bonglife420)

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Touching was an act of war,

― Anne Sexton, from The Complete Poems; “The Fire Thief,”
(via violentwavesofemotion)

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Always go too far, because that’s where you’ll find the truth.

― Albert Camus (via quotemadness)

(Source: quotemadness.com)

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