Someone once told me that human beings have three dimensions: how you see yourself, how others see you, and how you want others to see you. The closer the distance between the three dimensions, the more at peace you are and the more stable you become.

i am
afraid
that if i
open
myself i will not
stop pouring. (why do i fear
becoming a river. what mountain
gave me such shame.)

Always tired but never of you.

I will not let you go into the unknown alone.

To have her here in bed with me, breathing on me, her hair in my mouth — I count that something of a miracle.

I want to inspire people. One day I hope someone looks at me and says “because of you, I didn’t give up.”