cave dwellers.calluses.loud zippers.
fine point pens.bringing back the mix tape.
"Caught in the storm,
The ship of my life
is battered by waves
And blown around
by the winds of desire.
Where can I find rest?
The Breath rises in me,
The sweet Breath,
the Breath of the heart.
The sacred breath leads me in.
The winds begin to die down
And the waters calm.
I am released into refuge
in the Harbour of the Name".
.krishna das.
"the very purpose of existence
is to reconcile the glowing opinion
we hold of ourselves with the appalling
things that other people think"
.quentin crisp.
.r.
.
my dad again.
a thom browne suit that
miraculously falls out of the sky
and into my hands.but until then...
warriors.
proud queers.
non-conforming gender rebels.
humble introverts.humble extroverts.
and unicorns,of course.
"grateful" .patti smith.
"Ours is just another skin
That simply slips away
You can rise above it
It will shed easily
It all will come out fine
I've learned it line by line
One common wire
One silver thread
All that you desire
Rolls on ahead
Like a ship in a bottle
Held up to the sun
Sails ain't going nowhere
You can count every one
Until it crashes unto the
earth
And simply slips away
You can hide in the open
Or just disappear
Ours is just a craving
And a twist of the wrist
Will undo the stopper
With abrupt tenderness
Die little sparrow
And awake
Singing
It all will come out fine
I've learned it line by line
One common wire
One silver thread
All that you desire
Rolls on ahead"
Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between
the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
.maya angelou.
bent.henry fool.
the eyes of tammy faye.
mind the gap.shortbus.
devil's playground.
gattaca.
one flew over the cuckoo's nest.
final cut.basquiat.last night.gypsy 83...
before the food network...bon appetit!
julia child with her collaborator simone beck.
francesca lia block. kate bornstein. hans christian andersen.
"With his manual typewriter outside a downtown Manhattan supermarket, William Chrome forges poems on the spot from bystanders' requests, sentiments and dares. He does it for the creative challenge, plus the donations."In his carbon-copied pages is a mental panorama of New York, or anywhere. Write me a poem to honour Jesus. Eulogize my dog. Celebrate my grandmother's birthday. Win back my girlfriend."
jennifer peltz,associated press.
my gram
my fantastical sister
ladies,gentlemen and you deviant queers, the fabulous DEE FINLEY!
my boy emiry doing the tug of war pull with a fire truck for a fundraiser.
healers.fighters.lovers.family.family of choice.
people who remind me to sift through the grit.