this world is not so brave

The distance of our bodies
Does not equal the distance of our souls.

With heavy thoughts our hearts not sparing
We give light and cheery smiles
To break ice but never melt it

What is it that meets there, in your eyes?
I think it pain and longing
But white teeth bare much less trouble

So please administer your soma
And I’ll give mine to you-
A reminder that this world is not so brave.



**NOTE: the fact that this picture includes Brian does not imply this is about him, in fact, he is probably the only person in my life that this poem does not apply to at all. I just am trying to include some of my pictures on here as they fit with the mood.**

Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms

Cat and Josh


Believe me, if all those endearing young charms,
Which I gaze on so fondly to-day
Were to change by to-morrow, and fleet in my arms,
Like fairy-gifts fading away,
Thou wouldst still be adored, as this moment thou art,
Let thy loveliness fade as it will,
And around the dear ruin each wish of my heart
Would entwine itself verdantly still.

It is not while beauty and youth are thine own,
And thy cheeks unprofaned by a tear,
That the fervor and faith of a soul can be known,
To which time will but make thee more dear;
No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets,
But as truly loves on to the close,
As the sun-flower turns on her god, when he sets,
The same look which she turned when he rose.
~Thomas Moore

"Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised"-Prov 31:30