Talked-of-Forever

i am not my mother and i am not my father but a third worse thing

their daughter

i wake up thirsty and i think of palestine. i go to the doctor’s office and i think of palestine. a sign in the corner of the waiting room says ‘this is a place of healing, disruptive behavior will not be tolerated’ and i think of palestine. they probably weren’t thinking of bombs and snipers and mass graves in parking lots. i call my parents and i think of palestine. i drive to the grocery store and i think of palestine. i look at the clear blue sky and i think of palestine. i put the dishes away and i think of palestine. i feed my cat and i think of palestine. i listen to music and i think of palestine. i read poetry and i think of palestine. i text my friends and i think of palestine. i think of palestine and i think of palestine and i think of palestine

you are like an empty tip jar

Ready to be filled!

[holding myself firmly by the neck like a yowling squirming kitten] This Minor Setback Is Not The End Of The World

thinness is not the end-all-be-all, i promise you. don’t waste your youth, your energy, your light obsessing over it.

i love you beginner artists i love you new writers i love you amateur hobbyists i love you just starting off creatives i love you artistic improvement i love you creative passion

so fucked up that so much of our lives is dedicated to being a good student & good employee. it is no longer enough to have good grades or to do ur job well now u have to manufacture this narrative of yourself that is perfectly tailored to what universities &employers want to see. this is why we cant settle for being amateurs at anything I think.. we have so little free time & yet we feel like spending it without being "productive" is laziness.... I want to bake mediocre bread. & collect cool rocks. take naps. play tennis badly. try rock climbing. boil eggs to put in my pockets & eat at the park. fuck everything else