Desire
A carnal need; an animalistic urgency. For you.
The heat of your breath on my neck, the feel of your skin under my touch; burning; searing.
Your kisses incinerate to my very being. I am yours, utterly, in this moment; only this moment. It is all we need.
All I need.
Just this once… perhaps more; perhaps not.
Time will tell.
But for now, I will give in to the flames that only you can ignite in me; all consuming… eventually burning out… only to be reborn from the ashes.
Rain
The atmosphere coagulated, heavy with moisture.
Lightning pierces the night sky, appearing as a flash of spider-like veins along the black-grey span of the heavens; the clouds concealing the moon and stars with their dark caress.
The peal of thunder breaks the hush of the desert at twilight, distinct and deafening.
Clouds appear, heavily burdened with precipitation and soon they unleash their fury onto the earth, hammering the arid ground with leaden aqueous beads, pelting mercilessly any creature caught in the sudden onslaught. It is as if Mother Nature has been withholding her precious gift, biding her time. She waits until the dust of the earth and the relentless heat of the sun have railed against the desert dwellers for months on end, driving them to despair and madness. And, just as we reach the brink, teetering on the edge of the precipice of sanity, just a moment before we abandon ourselves to our thirst, she relents, showering us with rain, blessed rain, gently at first, then gradually her tears increase in urgency and soon she is releasing a violence upon us as if to scold us for our insolence at daring to believe that for one moment we are absent from her thoughts- an impossibility, as we are an integral part of her.
We pay for this transgression, dearly. The crackled earth drinks greedily, at first, consuming every droplet as if it would be the very last. Too soon, it has had it’s fill, being unused to such an outpouring, and refuses any more, but still it comes, drenching, and the ground can hold no more. The water swells, furious. We have waited so long; now, it is here, and we can only tolerate a very small taste, lest we drown.
The same element we rely on for life and sustenance is now a force to be reckoned with. The same substance that brings hibiscus and jasmine to life, exploding in velvety reds and vibrant, buttery yellows, with lovely heady fragrances, has in moments reduced our roads to rubble, our homes to dust, and our fields to ruin, leaving us wailing for mercy.
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The humidity hangs so heavy in the air. It permeates my very being. It clings to my body, almost becoming a second skin.
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I could still see the silhouette of the mountains, black against the deep indigo of the evening sky. A flicker of light would periodically illuminate the clouds that slung low across the horizon, welcoming the dark embrace of night.
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You could feel the expectation of the rain. You could visualize it. It is a heavily pregnant woman, her breasts swelling with milk, and her abdomen taunt, stretched beyond what you think is capable, seeming to be near bursting from the pressure that is building up within, as if trying to force it’s own delivery.
New Blog for just my terrible writing
Aptly named Randomly Relavent Written.
New Blog for just my terrible writing
Aptly named Randomly Relavent Written.
New Blog for just my terrible writing
Aptly named Randomly Relavent Written.
okay so we’re gonna talk about all the reasons that using this as an image for othello is embarrassingly ignorant of the play’s theme’s overall.
othello is a play about racism. RACISM. it doesn’t matter what shakespeare’s personal beliefs were or what he potentially thought of race issues. what matters is that his intent was to write about race culture, and he did so in a way that very specifically dictates the problems therein.
iago is a racist. his anger and his hatred of othello stem from his inability to handle the concept that someone “lesser” than he can receive more power. iago’s actions seek to disenfranchise othello as a person and as a professional, so it can be proven that his differences make him less than.
to use this image to encompass all of othello is to deny the fact that desdemona’s death is circumstantial to the greater themes. othello is not a play about a black monster man killing his lily-white wife. which is what this image suggests entirely. othello is a play about the ways in which societal attitudes towards racial differences contribute to dysfunctionality and violence. without race, the play would not exist. othello is driven to take appalling actions because a man wants to undo him. this man’s goal is to reveal that othello isn’t worth what everyone claims he is. he means to belittle a man’s character using manipulation that has its essence rooted in bigoted jealousy.
it’s incredibly dangerous to make desdemona the victim in this light. yes, she is a victim, very definitely. but she is a victim of greater hate, and i cannot deal with the fact that this photo entirely dismisses any discussion of how these characters were brought to this place. it’s horrendously oversimplified, and quite honestly disrespectful to a crucially detailed story about race politics and the ways in which they sway our actions.
desdemona is definitely victimized. but you know what? so is othello. don’t villainize him with his hands around a white woman’s neck before he’s even properly introduced as a character with a great deal of sensitivity and compassion, whose failing is in his eagerness to feel the betrayal he expects. desdemona and othello are both pawns in a much larger scope. please don’t forget that.
reblogging this because my queue didn’t post my commentary the first time around.
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random thoughts
I’ve cried every day since my kids left to go back home. That is a hurt that never dulls. I can’t stop. It comes in bursts. At work, or at home, or driving around. I can’t stop. I can’t stop. I need them back here, near me. Close.
I also feel like the guy that runs the pizza shop, or the people that work at the hat shop up the street from me care more about me and my well being than the person I’m dating does. They barely know me.
It sucks. I am very grateful for what I *do* have here… but why does it feel like it isn’t enough?
Why can’t I be loved with the same depth of feeling that I care for him? Is this as good as it gets? Isn’t there more than just … barely anything? Why am I fighting to spark something that maybe is just incapable of igniting? I’m tired. So tired.
One day he will find the person that makes him want to be the best that he can be.
It’s not me.
The sound of the rain mingled with my loneliness…
is perfection.
Genuine
Unpretentious. He stated it simply, as a matter of fact, yet with that little smile on his face, as if he was amused already at what my reaction would be. Which was, at first, a flat lesson. ”You should not say things you that don’t mean.” …And I left it at that.
However, the authenticity in his eyes, that was unexpected. His manner came across humbly, almost child-like, as if he was a little kid presenting someone he idolized with a gift, and he feels that it isn’t much, or that it isn’t worthy, but he so wants to know that you accept it, and maybe even like it. …And I cherished it… quietly.
“I love you.”
…And I am inclined to believe it.
A Horror Story:
Unsalted Butter.
Disappear
If I could erase you, remove every miniscule trace of your existence from the surface of this earth, purge every fiber of your being from this life, wipe clean the depths of people’s minds of every passing thought of you… I would.

I draw you closer into our intimate embrace
the space between us diminishing completely
Body to body, skin to skin
I inhale deeply of your scent, burying my face into your neck
You arms tighten around my waist, and I lightly trace the line of your jaw with my lips
I sigh, savoring your taste;…
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