beиt
“It is better to bend than to break”
I’m just a ghost driving a meat-coated skeleton made of stardust.
CoSoNaut #20876
to love life
to love it even
when you have no stomach for it
& everything you've held dear
crumbles like burnt paper in your hands
your throat filled with the silt of it.
when grief sits with you
its tropical heat thickening the air
heavy as water
more fit for gills than lungs;
you think, how can a body withstand this?
then you hold life like a face between your palms
a plain face
no charming smile
no violet eyes
and you say, yes
I will take you
I will love you, again.
ellenbass
#CoSoPoetry
This poem might change your morning. When I lost the ability to walk, it changed my life.
When the world crumbles around you, you have to look at the wreckage & then build a new one out of the pieces that are still here.
Remember, you are still here.
The human heart beats approximately four thousand times per hour.
Each pulse, each throb, each palpitation is a trophy engraved with the words "You are still alive".
You are still alive.
Act like it.
20yrs ago:
I met Becky on LiveJournal
& we had much in common
like the same lifelong symptom
(addiction)
of the Caring Too Much Disorder.
And we both took the cure
so we could be quiet
whenever we wanted.
10yrs ago:
She uploaded a video at my request,
Radiohead’s “Karma Police”.
5yrs ago today:
I was told that Becky was alone
when she went to sleep
& never woke up.
And I promised myself
that I’d find a better cure
so that I could speak again.
“The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules. It's people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages.”
- Banksy, Wall and Piece
Banksy made art on this bombed out apartment building in Ukraine, then posted it on Instagram👇what am I doing with my life?
Appreciate all y’all
who are still out there
just vibing
posting music
& art
& poetry
& thoughts.
And all y’all out there
furiously trying to explain
this place to the new users
(like good people do)
may your efforts reach
someone in great need.
I was once that person.
Good Morning CoSo!
This brand new day I decided to share a short spoken poem that was very honestly life changing for me. I mean, I’m still an asshole but possibly a better one than before.
Rudy Francisco punched me right in whatever is left of my feelings. Hoping you take a moment to listen to it - It’s worth it, I swear.
Rudy Francisco (Performing at Button Poetry Live) his poem called “Complainers”.
And btw his book Helium is fantastic.
Fuck being sad y’all it’s almost 2023.
We gon be out here staying hydrated, being positive.
We gon take our meds, spend less time wearing pants, take more warm baths, grow something, and open the blinds every day.
We gon keep our appointments.
We gon read more books.
We gon throw away that pile of papers, create art whenever we have the chance and fart when we need to.
Bitch, we gon be happy.
#CoSoMotivation #CoSoHumor #CoSoWriters #KeepCoSoWeird
#CoSoPoetry #CoSoPhilosophy #CoSoGoodNews
beиt
“It is better to bend than to break”
I’m just a ghost driving a meat-coated skeleton made of stardust.
CoSoNaut #20876