The Human Condition

"When you say that I am beautiful, please, tell me why. I don’t want you to just say it to flatter..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:46:04 -0400

“

When you say that I am beautiful,
please,
tell me why.
I don’t want you to just say it to flatter me,
or make me blush,
it will work in your favor, sure,
but if you’re going to tell me that I am beautiful,
make me believe it.

Because, I wake up with myself every morning,
and I know what my hair looks like,
and I have probably seen the way my eyes look more than you have.
I know how my eyebrows look, simply because I have refused to pluck them,
my ears and nose are rather average,
and I have memorized the small gaps and overlaps of my teeth,
so I know what I look like,
you don’t need to remind me of my facial features,
you’re going to have to try a little harder.

I know I talk with my hands,
and I know I stutter from time to time,
I trip when I walk, over nothing but my toes,
and I bite my nails, did you know that?
I pick at my cuticles when I am nervous
and crack my knuckles in any emotional state.
I probably giggle too much and smile way too often,
and overuse the words, “I love you”
are these things that make me beautiful,
or just make me who I am?
I don’t know,
you’re going to have to make me believe it.

I make things, out of junk and I cannot draw a simple stick figure,
I spend way too much time writing, and not enough time talking,
and I can’t even whistle a short melody,
let alone sing one.
My heart is everywhere but beating inside my chest,
and I look at world maps and think about the different faces
in each different place
and I wonder if these hearts feel worthy of love sometimes.

Take a look at my thoughts, dig
and dig
and dig
deeper,
do you still think I am beautiful?
Why?

”

- I know who I am, but am I beautiful? (via amandaspoetry)

Today is the day. :)

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:11:54 -0400

Today is the day. :)

multifacetedaccident replied to your photo: Look at this dress I bought! I’m...

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:17:52 -0400

multifacetedaccident replied to your photo: Look at this dress I bought! I’m graduating…

congratulations

Thank you! I’m not ready to sit in this hot sun for 2-3 hours though.

naijackellen: May the fourth be with you Princess Leia...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:45:45 -0400

naijackellen:

May the fourth be with you Princess Leia style

hahahaha, I’m laughing so hard

Look at this dress I bought! I’m graduating tomorrow yall.

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:00 -0400

Look at this dress I bought!

I’m graduating tomorrow yall.

morphinginthepuhsea: good lord… beautiful.

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:08:18 -0400

morphinginthepuhsea:

good lord…

beautiful.

I hate when I try to make answers public and they end up being private and vise versa man sometimes...

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:56:47 -0400

I hate when I try to make answers public and they end up being private and vise versa man sometimes I don’t think i’m good at this tumblr thing.

inbox me 1 thing you wanna know about me.

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:14:27 -0400

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Tue, 21 May 2013 22:04:13 -0400

"Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final."

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:02:51 -0400

“Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror.
Just keep going. No feeling is final.”

- Rainer Maria Rilke, from The Book of Hours (via liquidnight)

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Mon, 20 May 2013 01:23:53 -0400

black-boys: Ysham Jackson | Levi’s Vintage Clothing F/W 13

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:16:59 -0400

black-boys:

Ysham Jackson | Levi’s Vintage Clothing F/W 13

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Sun, 19 May 2013 22:07:32 -0400

ceedling: maisie-cousins: a small book i made, may make some...

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:06:59 -0400

ceedling:

maisie-cousins:

a small book i made, may make some more or add to it and make a bigger copy? not sure yet.

maisie is AMAZING

youngjusticer: Somewhere over the rainbow, this took...

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:29:33 -0400

youngjusticer:

Somewhere over the rainbow, this took place.

Group Photo, by Sakimi Chan.

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Sun, 19 May 2013 11:37:07 -0400

christophertracys: Favorite People | Kerry Washington ”As...

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:20:59 -0400

christophertracys:

Favorite People | Kerry Washington

”As long as I feel good about what I’m wearing, it doesn’t matter if so-and-so calls it ugly. Whether it’s fashion or life, I like to go for it.”

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Sat, 18 May 2013 22:48:49 -0400