she has little moon earrings- i have star clips in my hair. she goes to the local community college and plans on transferring to the major university- im in a sorority and my life is intertwined in the large school's greek life. she's a local- im seven hours away. she grew up on vast expanses of land, caring for life and surrounded by her family's love- i grew up in a cluttered house that sucked the soul out of anyone who dares to enter and every time I go home i lose a little part of myself. she listens- i talk. she calls be pretty and for once, i believe it. she smiles and i laugh in her tiny car and we stare at each other in the lamp light of a small parking lot after missing our desert reservations. she walks me to my car and we both ask if we could kiss each other, our laughter ringing in the air next to the papa john's we had to bathroom break in because we asked at the same time. she hesitates so i pull her in and it isn't rushed or desperate, it's just gentle and full of potential for something beautiful and she cradles my face and my hands are on her hips and we're next to my beat up car. she tastes like the chocolate milkshake from earlier that night and i can only assume i taste of the cigarette i smoked earlier on that she called "hot". she is a middle child and im the eldest and we still talk and she didn't ghost me and oh, I think something beautiful can come out of this.
I am afraid of so much.
Of getting older.
Of change.
Of moving on.
Of sleep.
Of school.
Of never finding love.
Of routine.
Of the fact that my friends probably don’t love me.
Of failure.
Of loss.
Of me.
My collection of fears has grown so large, that my brain has become a museum for them.
Stuffed to the brim.
But new fears continue to be added to my collection everyday.
I wonder to myself, in a whisper of thought, “Will I have enough space?”
Or will my brain overflow and explode.
That is my greatest fear.
Explosion.
Jackie Sabbagh, “Having a Great Time Being Transgender in America Lately”
I am filled with so much jealousy for other’s art, I am unable to enjoy my own.
Art is not my friend right now.
I can’t come up with anything new. I miss the days where this wasn’t a chore. We aren’t friends right now because I want my art to be something it is not.
Art is not my friend right now. I can’t make my hands create what is in my head.
Art is not my friend right now.
But all I want is for our friendship to return. It may be selfish, I want her to bring me joy. She might be the only one that can. I want to bring her to life, so we can walk hand in hand amongst creation.
Art will be my friend again soon.
not enough e. e. cummings appreciation on this website. reblog if youre a true cummer
Anastasia Trusova, “And the sunset came” Acrylic on canvas / 60 x 80 cm / 2022
Scraps from today
After all this time, I am still stuck.
I am still listening to your stupid playlist
with your stupid songs
that only remind me of how stupid i was.
I can’t really remember why I used to think that caring for you was smart.
Was it because you were?
You answered every question,
but you couldn't describe why you wanted me.
Because you never did.
Joan of Arc rant