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It’s weird to grow up in a family where you know you’re loved but you don’t feel loved. And then later in adulthood you understand how almost impossible it seems to cross that distance and let yourself experience closeness, how otherworldly love feels now and how love feels unbearable at times. You flinch when someone tries to wholeheartedly love you. And over and over you see so clearly how you cannot be loved unless it's from afar and love is mixed with that familiar sensation of distance and coldness.

i am the most stressed out laziest person ever i don’t even know how i do it

you’re this too

This poem was inspired by two suggestions people sent me, "bottled up emotions" and "process to healing". I decided to write just one for both. I see it as a little story of redemption.

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as an Iranian, I feel like I cannot stay quiet about this issue and must speak about it, women in Iran have been abused, disrespected, and killed for many years and I hate how much fear I feel every day for my family, friends and all the women that live in this country with me. this shouldn't be the norm. we shouldn't feel fear every day of our lives, we should not be forced to wear hijab and we have the right to be treated way better than this. My heart goes out to the family of Mahsa Amini, a young girl who has done nothing wrong and has been merely killed just because a goddamn scarf wasn't around her head. right now they've shut off the internet. in the city I live in the internet gets shut off every night around 7-8 pm and comes back up right around midnight or later in the day. during this time I've decided to watch the regular Iranian channels (IRIB TV) to see what they're speaking about and what they're saying is making my blood boil. they've been editing clips of protestors on the street, making it look like they've been the violent ones while when you search for the video online, the full clips shows you that they were defending themselves against the morality police that were attacking them. they're lying right in front of our faces with no shame whatsoever. it's disgusting.

if you want to help in any way, please share as much as you can about this situation and use the #mahsaamini so more attention is brought up to this issue. this isn't a one-time thing that has happened, this has been happening for more than 40 years. it has to end.

in Iran, we all feel stuck. we feel suffocated. we cannot go outside without wearing something that hides all of our body, because we will be killed. we cannot go outside and openly be a part of the LGBTQ+, because we will be killed. we cannot even protest without many deaths happening along the way.

be our voice, and share our story.

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My country, Pakistan,

is one-thirds underwater and over 30 million people have been displaced, the largest amount since partition. Over 1000 people have died, hundreds of them children. Countless more are left without shelter, food, water, and healthcare. The climate disaster is real and achingly tragic, right in front of my eyes. It's swallowing my country up and I don't know when it will stop. Even when the flooding stops, its consequences won't be over. People have lost their homes, their loved ones, their livelihoods. Pakistan is doing its best which is not even close to enough, so donations are much needed.

Personally, I am not donating to any politically-affiliated flood relief funds, and given the political corruption in this country, I advise others against it. But there are good people, good charities and NGOs doing their best to mitigate the effects. They are on the ground (and in the water) delivering crucial aid to those that need it. It's important to note that at the time of writing, 1 USD = 220 PKR, which buys a lot more than you know, so every dollar really does count. Here is are some trustworthy organizations that I recommend, if you can contribute:

1. Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan

2. Doctors Without Borders Pakistan

3. Pakistan Red Crescent

If you can, please donate whatever possible. If not, please signal boost, and keep Pakistan in your prayers. Thank you ❤️

quick protip: if someone is crying or freaking out over something minor, eg wifi not connecting, can’t find their hat, people talking too loud, do NOT tell them how small or petty the problem is to make it better. they know. they would probably love to calm down. you are doing the furthest possible thing from helping. people don’t have to earn expressions of feelings.

“What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness. Those moments when another human being was there, in front of me, suffering and I responded… sensibly. Reservedly. Mildly.”

— George Saunders, Congratulations, by the way (via quotespile)

“I’d like to go quietly mad,”

— Vladislav Khodasevich, tr. by Michael Frayn, Twentieth Century Russian Poetry, from “Ballad,”

I mean, it probably goes without saying, but the Found Family trope is so popular because so very many people are so terribly, terribly lonely

reblog if you wear glasses. too many mutuals don't know they have glasses wearers in their midsts

In honor of back-to-school.

The number of “lmao good ban the pro-shippers” takes I’ve seen the last two days has been…so funny and sad.

You will suffer if ao3 starts cracking down on certain things. Your ships, the things you like…are not pure. I don’t know how to explain this to you any better???

The ships you are cherishing in your minds and hearts right this second? Someone hates them and wants to take them away from you. Sometimes for reasons you haven’t even THOUGHT OF. All of you. You’re not special and pure “lmao”

*twirling my hair* yea im always so scared haha. of everything *batting my eylashes*

ty for the tag @darcymariaphoster love the antlers xd

anyway here's me-

new reblog game!!

so i’m kinda curious what my moots actually look like, so rb this, make a picrew of yourself, and tag your mutuals!

here’s mine :) (maker used: aloha sushicore)

np tags: @spidervee @iheardarumorthings @thewritingbabe @scandalous-chaos @ddejavvu @winterwisteria

Persian Poetics was suddenly shut down today despite the account being set up by an American citizen.

They need your help to build a website. Their works are essential because they have been providing accurate and good English translations of Rumi's poems to the world and they also help us learn more about other renowned Persian poets.

You can support them here:

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Our funding source just shut us down. Help us build a new website and get back on our feet.

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You should follow them on Twitter and Instagram as well.

“August 2nd. Something wants to be said but the words don’t agree.”

— Tomas Tranströmer, from “Baltics”, The Great Enigma: New Collected Poems (trans. Robin Fulton)

hydrangeas (*¯︶¯*)

uk those books you read because they have a certain atmosphere.

Well, my favourite type of books have this one.

Usually something or someplace abandoned, decaying and the atmosphere indicates something is wrong, but you can't place it quite yet.

while reading through such stories, you feel a shiver run down your spine, not the ghost jumpscare kind. The sad, loneliness that haunts something or someone or someplace.

For some reason you picture the colour dark green, the rotten mossy kind, the damp forest floor kind or a blue, a blue so inky and dark, it almost feels like night, almost.

It's cold to the bone, it either rains too much or snows a lot. Secrets are unearthed or buried with it and you just can't wait for more.

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Hi! I’m open for art commissions and I have unlimited slots so if you’re interested, feel free to message me!

ty ♡ @darcymariaphoster

hot shower or cold shower // texting or calling // earbuds or headphones // paperback or hardcover // matte or gel // 12 hour clock or 24 hour clock // blue or green // sunsets or sunrises // tulips or orchids // candle light or moonlight // sci-fi or horror // pen or pencil // pandas or koalas // gold or silver // sneakers or boots // denim jacket or leather jacket // pink or purple // chocolate or sour candy // deodorant or perfume // drive-in movie theater or the cinema // pastel colors or neutral earth tones // lemonade or fruit juice // past or future //

✨This or That✨

Tagged by the loveliest Poppy @arizonapoppy! 🥰

TAG GAME!

Rules: highlight what you like or what applies to you.

hot shower or cold shower // texting or calling // earbuds or headphones // paperback or hardcover // matte or gel // 12 hour clock or 24 hour clock // blue or green // sunsets or sunrises // tulips or orchids // candle light or moonlight // sci-fi or horror // pen or pencil // pandas or koalas // gold or silver // sneakers or boots // denim jacket or leather jacket // pink or purple // chocolate or sour candy // deodorant or perfume // drive-in movie theater or the cinema // pastel colors or neutral earth tones // lemonade or fruit juice // past or future //

Tagging (only if you want to ☺️): @jikooknoona @raplinesmoon @jjkeverlast @parkdatjimin @alpacaseoks @kth1 @sweetestofchaos @minttangerines @jimilter and anyone else who sees this and wants to play!

everytime i see the tags people put on my art of sve i feel like im reading the reviews for the djungelskog plush haha

i want everyone to know that i NEVER use ":)" passive-agressively ironically sarcastically etc. it is sacred to me. if i use it i am either gently smiling with eyes full of love or smiling as wide as possible so that my eyes close. i always mean it genuinely

baby boi. adorable smol baby. (gives sve a baby wrap to carry smol baby in).

thank you for makinfg me look up what a baby wrap is , big win for the baby fandom........ 💗

reblog if you respect ships you don’t like. 

I wanna see how many of you actually reblog this.

A little Matthew while I am nursing wasp stings

its the start of the new millenium and theres a fucking bapy on your computer lets fucking gooooooooo

im so obsessed with the idea of ladonia first appearing as a tiny little infant on swedens computer

also sve with a tiny little baby its so good as an idead i love it so much... <3