Quotes added on Wednesday, April 9 2014
What we love
will leave us
or is it
we leave
what we love,
I forget —
The story behind
lobsters
is that they weren’t thought of as cuisine
until the 19th century. Before that
they were considered peasant food,
and most often served in prisons.
The story behind
diamonds
is that they were just rocks until 1938
when there was a marketing campaign
that forever linked them with love.
The story about you is
that you thought
I was so much more than I was.
The story behind
art
is that it’s never a masterpiece
until it’s already been sold.
Once it already belongs to someone else.
The story behind us
is that once you finally had me, you had
no idea what I was worth.
WHEN THE SKY IS SUCH A PALE SHADE OF BLUE
THAT IT IS ALMOST A GREY
AND THE SUN'S RAYS BEAT DOWN ON THE ROOF
LIKE RAINDROPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MONSOON.
THE SOUND OF THE TRAFFIC OUTSIDE MY WINDOW
DROWNS OUT THE SOUND OF YOUR VOICE
IN MY MIND, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE
I CAN CLOSE MY EYES WITHOUT SEEING YOUR FACE
I CAN SLEEP WITHOUT DREAMING OF YOU.
AND ITS ONLY A LITTLE WHILE LATER
THAT I REALISE,
I WAS NEVER IN LOVE WITH YOU
ONLY WHO I THOUGHT YOU WERE,
AND WHO I WANTED YOU TO BE.
