I could have kissed you I could have kissed you I could have kissed you Instead, I kissed you (Gabriel Gadfly)
under cherry blossoms,
pale petals drifting down
like the trees wanted to
pretend they could be
snowclouds.
in the rain, drenched to
our bones and not even
caring that the skies
opened up above us
and tried to wash us out.
in a clearing in the most
secluded woods, with
just the sound of wind
rustling through the leaves
and a few voyeuristic
finches peeping at us.
in the parking lot of a
Waffle House, just shy
of 2 a.m. in the middle
of a hectic week, with
our waitress grinning
at us from the other
side of the window,
because, honestly,
how could I not?
A schizophrenic patient was unable to express himself, except in paintings. He constructed a collage called Africa, featuring dozens of tiny animals: fish, birds, giraffes, zebras, warthogs, monkeys, frogs. He had meticulously drawn them with colored pencils, and used a pair of tiny scissors to cut each one out. Then he painted a background and glued them on. Some of the animals were smiling, he explained, while others were angry. Pointing to the pack of zebras, he said, “They’re all looking out for themselves, and they’re happy to be by the water.” (Courtesy of the artist and Roxanne Lanquetot.)
Wicker Park
Created and submitted by candka
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“I think she’s a good person, she really is. She’s very nice and warm. She’s so helpful, she’ll do her best to help you with your problems. But the thing is, i also think that she has a lot of problems with herself. And that’s a shame, really…”
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