do you have any poems about arrows or ones that mention them? or favorite...
Hmm…The only line I have about an arrow (as far as I can recall) is from my poem “rock bottom does not exist.” The line goes like this:“Too long treating your bodylike a bulls-eye when you don’t even...
View Articlewhat the men said to me before it happened (TW)
You have nothing. We will make you whole.Put away your keys; they won’t protect you. This parking lot is dark for one reason and one reason only. Listen: our hands will light everything up.Didn’t you...
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thenotoriouslj: F Scott Fitzgerald’s grave. Simply beautiful.
thenotoriouslj:F Scott Fitzgerald’s grave.Simply beautiful.
View ArticleWhen you write a poem, do you struggle with creating titles or do the titles...
For me, the titles almost always come after the poem. And yes, sometimes I do struggle a lot with creating a title, but it helps to always relate the title back to a key part in the poem. For example,...
View Article"You do what you love, and fuck the rest."
“You do what you love, and fuck the rest.” - Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
View ArticleI was wondering if you know the blog of the guy who writes a poem everyday...
(Thanks for catching up on my blog!)And yeah, is it declaringwar you’re looking for? :)Have a great day!
View Article2am conversation over Skype when he wants to kill himself
I’m not drunk enough yet to say something I’d regret,but yesterday I watched you while you were sleepingand came to the conclusion that sometimes I makemountains out of molehills, but not this...
View ArticleWere you ever at a point (like the beginning) were you had one or two...
Yep, I was at that point at the very beginning, and it lasted for several months.Every writer has to start out somewhere, and I definitely went through that long “early-development” process. :)
View ArticleHow did you finally find your own voice, i.e. knowing your writing style?
I basically just experimented with different styles for a while. I would read through my favorite poets’ work and then try to imitate their styles to see if anything would stick. For example, I...
View Articlei love your blog. when i log in i hope to see a new post from you. so some...
Thank you very much! c:No, I do not post everything I write. Sometimes I save certain poems in my notebook without posting them so that I can use them for contests or magazine submissions, etc, later...
View Article"It is said it takes seven years to grow completely new skin cells. To think,...
“It is said it takes seven years to grow completely new skin cells. To think, this year I will grow into a body you never will have touched.” - Brett Elizabeth Jenkins (via xheliotropic)
View ArticleWould you like to write stories and become an author? Or would you rather...
I would most like to stick to poetry, but I’ve written several short stories before and I find them fascinating. So I’d kind of like to publish a collection of those as well. :)
View ArticleWhy do you not answer any of my questions? I know you're busy but...Here's...
I’m sorry, but please don’t tell me that just because I didn’t answer one of your questions, you’re starting to “lose faith in my ask box.”I literally cannot get to every question.All three of them are...
View ArticleI think I'm in love with a straight guy. And I am gay. I don't know but I'm...
“The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.”-Blaise PascalYou’re not stupid. Your heart is just doing something you wish it wouldn’t.<3
View Articletell me something you've secretly always thought about me
tell me something you've secretly always thought about me
View ArticleImagine if we had babies. They'd be literary geniuses.
I don’t normally publish asks unless they’re anonymous, but this one was too good to pass up.I’m keeping this on my blog forever.xo
View Article"I loved you at your darkest."
“I loved you at your darkest.” - Romans 5:8 (via xplsns)
View Articleif only there were special doctors for terminating romantic relationships
The reasons we broke up could fill a Bible eight times over:I’ve had to make a conscious effort to stop myselffrom writing about you on the subway, you told me I hada heart like a condom-it only...
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