midnight

“When Things Close In

It feels as though I make my own way
through massive rock
like a vein of ore
alone, encased.

I am so deep inside it
I can't see the path or any distance:
everything is close
and everything closing in on me
has turned to stone.

Since I still don't know enough about pain,
this terrible darkness makes me small,
If it's you, though—

press down hard on me, break in
that I may know the weight of your hand
and you, the fullness of my cry.”
― Anita Barrows, A Year with Rilke: Daily Readings from the Best of Rainer Maria Rilke

“I guess I can go anywhere I want. If only I knew where to go.”
― Layne Staley

“أصبحت روحي مشلولة ....
ذهب نصف نفسي ....
جفّ تبخّر.. مات قطعته ورميته بعيدا" عني
بينما النصف الآخر يتحرّك ويتمنى أن يخدم جميع الناس .
لكن أحدا" لم يعرف أن النصف الضائع كان موجودا.”
― ميخائيل ليرمنتوف, A Hero of Our Time

“It’s one of my theories that when people give you advice, they’re really just talking to themselves in the past.”
― Austin Kleon, Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative