Ada Limón, “To Be Made Whole”, On Being With Krista Tippett

Painful truth, war never brought about anything good. Ever

— Mahmoud Darwish

I want to be one of those frogs from Over the Garden Wall that tosses their fancy clothes and hibernates under the mud but instead I’m a dumb human with responsibilities and back pain

"WABI-SABI"

For every happy person,

There's one learning about grief.

For every single dreamer,

There's one struck by disbelief.

For every colorful finger,

There's one with scars on their wrist

For every valley with a rainbow

There's some town covered in mist.

Good and bad have one common purpose,

And it is to keep you invested.

Beyond your world is a mystery my friend

You only have lies manifested.

Though sweet could be summer

And sour could be rain.

There could be grieving happiness

There could be joy in pain.

But before we see it ending we shall see how it begins

Or we might just feel like human and never know what it means

Carrying the weight of remorses and let downs,

looking up to the possibilities in coarse frowns

Cherishing the the glass of water when your house could be burning to the ground

Singing the song of hope when listening how death sounds,

Putting your faith into something that might just be empty.

Living your life on pieces when you might have

plenty.

Even though we know we're gonna lose here's to keep fighting.

In a deep dark ocean of time and space threads here's to the spark igniting.

title suggested by - @fooraa

Hello 👋, I hope you're doing well.. My name is Mahmoud, and I'm a 17-year-old from Gaza. The ongoing war has devastated my city, destroyed my school, and made daily life incredibly challenging. Despite these hardships, I'm determined to continue my education and build a better future. I've been given a chance to study abroad, but I need help to cover the costs of leaving Gaza, as well as living expenses and other essentials abroad once the crossing opens.. If you can, please consider donating or sharing, your kindness can truly make a difference, and thanks for your time. 🙏❤ https://gofund.me/bd3ccf0b

الله ينصركم 🙏🌷

It’s so upsetting to see how many people live the same heartbreaking reality. No child (no matter how old they are) should feel the burden of their parents negativity. No child should feel anger and pain because of their parents. It doesn’t have to be physical to effect you. I hope everyone finds healing and love no matter how hard it seems to be.

Man of the House

Some fathers are born miserable

I think

Or at least mine was

He had a rough childhood

He hardened his heart

Threw out his feelings- left unused

He stares at the world with dead eyes

Soon, he's gifted with children

You'd think kids would change him

But he remains a miserable man to this day

Dragging us through the muck of his pain

Allowing us to swallow his discomfort and agony

Instead of teaching us things

Like love and regulating feelings-the good, the bad, and the downright ugly

We learned how to be filled with rage and emptiness

How to yell until our voice bounces off the walls

Our faces red from our generational anger

We can't help but tether his suffering

To our bones

But as an "adult"

In her Wretched Twenties

Who sees him with fresh eyes

I will not be the keeper of my fathers' pain

I really think school needs to chill a little...

I honestly feel like death with all the work

I want to write. I have ideas. I open document. I type four of the worst sentences ever created in the english language. I daydream the rest of the scene. I close document.

I want it to be October again

Charlotte Brontë, from “Jane Eyre”

when hayao miyazaki said that true love was two people inspiring each other to live…recognizing just how hard living is, putting one foot in front of the other every day, how easy it is to lose our passion for it…… that’s the real shit