poetry – Page 12 – Poems & Prose

{abstinence} the worst vice of all is to abstain from your innermost thoughts, your darkest thoughts. yes, even your darkest thoughts. for you cannot know your true self if you do not face them. — e.l. jayne

‘our greatest tragedies occur in the own idea of ourselves’

Fun fact: Fernando Pessoa, a Portuguese poet and writer, created around 70 heteronyms, which means he had about 70 different fully-developed personalities he wrote under. Here’s one of my favorite quotes from his book, The Book Of Disquiet.

{well}

{idolization}

{bona fide purpose}

{temporary}

at the first sign of trouble,
why am I so quick to jump ship

{youth or dare}

each time my fingers start writing,
i dare myself

{paradox}

the paradox of life remains: we spend our lives figuring out who we are, to discover our true selves, yet we can never truly know. we are always changing, experiencing new things, evolving. it’s impossible to know who you will be, after the accumulation of these unforeseen events, events we couldn’t previously fathom. everything will…