burytheorchids

when i left you i stopped breathing i didn't need to take in air once i had become the air

I had been hurrying with my head down and my coat drawn around me so as to escape from the burning winter cold as soon as possible. It was lucky, then, that I happened to take a glance up in time to notice a newly painted work of street art before I bustled past. “Exquisite,” I breathed. I stopped in my tracks and gazed upon the mural, which featured a gorgeous flock of multi-colored birds graced the side of an old building. This had definitely not been here last night, I thought, but now the abandoned structure came to life with bright pastels. Every color imaginable—from a peaceful blue to a soul-crushing bright pink&mdas

She ate her French fries as if she were high society. I watched this stranger from across the room as she cut each one into small pieces with her plastic fork and knife before piercing one with her fork, dipping it into her side of ketchup, and raising it to her mouth to nibble it softly. When she went to take a drink from her small Coke, she did so with her pinky raised and only drank in small sips. She set her drink down gently, as if it were a delicate china cup she was afraid of breaking. I looked around and sighed. The burger joint reeked of humanity. Grease hung in the air like humidity, and there was tension between everyone, as if al

I lean up and peck you on the cheek, flushed with joy at our New Year’s Eve celebrations. We may have many distant dreams, but now I kiss you, and feel your face flush, and the cloudy sky seems lit by two brilliant suns. So this year I seek not money, beauty, or health but to live like this: with you at my side and with my mind at peace, just the way I am now.

Exquisite. The eye-catching glitz and glamour of the city had lost its effect, and it had been a while since I'd been truly impressed by something I'd seen here. Over the past few weeks, I came to see the towering monuments and sparkling lights of this famed place as little more than distractions, taking one's eye away from a deeper spirit. “Exquisite,” I breathed. It was some of the most elegant street art I’d seen in a long time. A flock of multi-colored birds graced the side of an old building, forming a gorgeous mural that had not been there the night before. The birds flew in the direction of a painted sun in the top