{happenstance}

we’re here because we wound up here; unrelated to all the hardships we’ve endured, and heartbreaks we’ve cured, we’re here yet we could be anywhere,

‘all I ask the Gods to grant me is that I ask them for nothing.’

My favorite theme Pessoa follows is his unwavering dedication to wanting nothing. He writes about this line of thinking in many of his poems and this quote is one of my favorites. Found in his book: A little larger than the entire universe. Yes, I’ve read it 5 times over and still can’t get enough.

{poems and prose}

“…we don’t have to see eye to eye, to appreciate each other’s point of view, as with all humans, and all evolution.”

{juxtaposition}

not all poets are madly in love, not all poets are hopelessly heartbroken, not all poets dwell in the dark side of their minds.