for reminding me that livejournal even exists.

today i had a cool day. my life is getting better here in Chicago. as some of you may or may not know, ive struggled with drug addiction and several other addictions on and off throughout my life. i racked up nearly 6 years clean and relapsed close to a year ago. today i have 49 days free from heroin. im very proud of myself but also very sad about ( Read more... )

also im in chicago and looking for volunteer work/a job. even if you want me to come talk to your plants, let me know.

to follow up on a post i made in september in which i promised myself to not A) fall in love in 2012 B) move in the dead of winter in 2012... and while i realize it is not yet 2013 i would like to report i have yes, failed ( Read more... )

there is a boy living inside a photograph many many states away. even from here, years later, my heart squints.

“No one could ever paint a too wonderful picture of my heart."

It is so good to like reading again. For a while I couldn't bring myself to pick up a book. I'm back baby!

1) no falling in love in 2012
2) no moving in the dead of winter in 2012
3) seriously sarah, stop moving every time winter happens
4) moisturize!

THIS POEM IS ENTITLED - HURRICANE A'COMIN ( Read more... )

the kitchen is yellow and feels like small patterns buzzing the sleeping eyes open. the kitchen is inside an airstream trailer and we are brothers but I am a woman still and strange hair paints loosely down its hungry cheek. The air is filled with fur but we cannot see it. Instead it sticks to us like gold flakes and warmer pond water. We are ( Read more... )