Tag Archives: love
The truth and dreams, 1: Lost
I dreamt that we were around each other, but not really together. Our recent split was a wound still open, and I was trying to follow you, to get back to you, to make you see me again as yours. … Continue reading
The truth and broken glass
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. —Anton Chekhov Glass can reveal you and other things in the world. Glass can challenge you. Glass can cut you. Glass is a magical … Continue reading
The truth and Brasília, 2: Torsos of Steel
The Dream From 1956 to 1960, Brazilian architects, engineers and peasant laborers called candangos built a new capital, Brasília. This was the realization of a dream first voiced in 1827, just 5 years after the country became independent, when an … Continue reading
Another year, and we remember
This is the view from the window next to my desk. From that window, I took the photo that was the first masthead for this blog (it’s in the page on “the blog” if you want to take a look). … Continue reading
Filed under danger, death, existentialism, ideas, philosophy, politics, truth, Uncategorized, war
The truth and mirrors
The eye of the beholder sees many things, and the beholder alone is the judge of what he or she sees. The beholder sees beauty, or ugliness, or truth, or lies, and the beholder knows something. The thing about eyes, … Continue reading
Filed under existentialism, fiction, life, love
The truth and angels
Angel with dark wings She used to come when I got scared, talk to me a bit Lay real close and touch my hair, bring me warm milk and tears Tell me there’s nothing to fear, kiss me, call me … Continue reading
The truth and love
I love you. We fall in love, declare love, make love, and do crazy little things for love. We search for love in all the wrong places and find the most incredible fulfillment in even the slightest glimpse of love … Continue reading
Filed under beauty, Bette Midler, Clarence Frogman Henry, danger, love, superposition
