People over Things
Words for the listening, miniature universes, mood(y) snapshots
# innocent until proven guilty
you don’t know me, right?but I’m gonna gift you with ¶ every last bit of genuinity ¶ until I know better and don’t ¶ we all love it when there is no ¶ need to hold back and protect ¶ every crack the edge could slide in ¶ and rip a person apart like an oyster ¶ to the gluttonous self-righteous ¶ demeanor of takers
Todor VlaevMar 11
# a ghost story
the impossible construct of ‘her’is sitting in the room with me again ¶ what’s with the carnival of ¶ ghosts who never lived? ¶ high on the sweet nectar of ¶ immaterial punishment I ¶ choke and consume more ¶ shove and weep further as my ¶ ribcage is gently crushing ¶ under the pressure of my own ¶ stillness ¶ darling, you are as real as beliefs ¶ honey, you are as palpable as death ¶ babe, you are as true as I will ever beTodor VlaevMar 6
# day in, day out
Flat bipolar mood. But, oh, what day is it gonna be? A morning Russian roulette on medication and pills Hitting my nose this smell of body…but no life the scent of resignation sneaky alcoholic burn in the gastrointestinal tract Grabbed the case and tossed out a couple of round ones popped them in my mouth and drowned it all up with a serious gulp of Jack After all the last time I asked myself what could possibly go wrong I ended up in a hospital Hateful stingy bite but it’s not what cracks me up it’s this fucking numb expression staring through me from a cupboard reflection I swear to God, I’m gonna smack you Right after I sit…Todor VlaevJan 23
# Useless
utility is zerothe words are inner ¶ unheard and unspoken ¶ but nevertheless said ¶ and resounding ¶ you and I exist ¶ not in time but emotion ¶ in motion but still ¶ I stole every image ¶ and placed them in frames ¶ of moving pictures ¶ You will fade like the ¶ ink of an old photograph ¶ but not nearly fast enough ¶ to forgetTodor VlaevDec 30, 2015
# Letting go
if anyone wouldreally truly ¶ understand the ¶ consequences, implications, impact and ¶ harm done ¶ to one another ¶ they would never ¶ be able to ¶ LET GO ¶ instead we ¶ ignore others ¶ dillute, rationalize, marginalize ¶ our own failures ¶ … and their pain ¶ so we can ¶ COPE ¶ with our rotten, dirty, guilty ¶ selves ¶ Ever wondered ¶ why men ¶ seek FORGIVENESS?Todor VlaevDec 1, 2015
# minimalism
‘Living with debtis being a slave’ ¶ I get furious listening ¶ to this arrogant young bastard ¶ as he thinks he could possibly ¶ own anything - ¶ a patch of land, his car, ¶ iPhone on a monthly payment ¶ life on a daily fee ¶ Screw that! ¶ Even our characters are not ours ¶ ask an innocent from Guantanamo Bay ¶ survivors of torture ¶ victims of war in Africa ¶ Pour me some and listen, ¶ Mate, ¶ the only worthwhile use of ¶ overdraft is on this ¶ sweetie pie’s heart ¶ over there at the barTodor VlaevNov 26, 2015
#Shallow man
you come across as asurface ¶ flat, beautiful and smooth ¶ the gorilla glass of ¶ characters ¶ in the deepest of oceans ¶ you float and fling ¶ but do not submerge ¶ I envy the lightness ¶ of your feelings and ¶ the void of your mind ¶ I am glad there is ¶ no better nor worse but ¶ just different ¶ souls on earthTodor VlaevNov 19, 2015
# Maybe tomorrow
Sliding gentlydown the tilted metallic rooftop ¶ ‘I’ll place it here.’ ¶ he thought ¶ and clumsily leaned ¶ the pistol against the edge ¶ of the rain gutter ¶ Peace and clearance ¶ invaded his lungs ¶ through the chilly air ¶ challenging his conviction ¶ The sun is about to rise ¶ as the morning unravels ¶ ‘How free you are ¶ when everyone’s asleep.’Todor VlaevOct 30, 2015
# You strike me while I sleep
enveloped by the summer heatthis hug of wind is warmth and comfort ¶ you felt her and not the least ¶ doubted she was near ¶ then again you wake up in your sheets ¶ startled ¶ guilty of the dream ¶ disgusted by your longing ¶ a squeezed through clenching teeth ¶ “all that’s left is nothing”Todor VlaevOct 28, 2015