the distance of things.
she felt insignificant, that’s all.
especially at night with the lights off,
or whenever she looked up into space.238,850.737 miles
that’s the distance to the moon,
she thought, trying to breathe
but unable to move her lungsbecause the distance between things
was measured more in feelings
than feet—and she felt it, deep and encompassing,
inside every part of her,
as if it were swallowing her up.
Words to keep inside your pocket:
- Quiescent - a quiet, soft-spoken soul.
- Chimerical - merely imaginary; fanciful.
- Susurrus - a whispering or rustling sound.
- Raconteur - one who excels in story-telling.
- Clinquant - glittering; tinsel-like.
- Aubade - a song greeting the dawn.
- Ephemeral - lasting a very short time.
- Sempiternal - everlasting; eternal.
- Euphonious - pleasing; sweet in sound.
- Billet-doux - a love letter.
- Redamancy - act of loving in return.
who wants to write me a letter?
I’d love a penpal right now…. *le sigh*
Lord, when doubts fill my mind, when my heart is in turmoil, quiet me and give me renewed hope and cheer.
— Psalm 94:19 (via journeyinmymind)
Words can never fully say what we want them to say, for they fumble, stammer, and break the best porcelain. The best one can hope for is to find along the way someone to share the path, content to walk in silence, for the heart communes best when it does not try to speak.
— Margaret Weis (via myrthe)
