gaia_lenox

we so rarely look up 
and let the blue pour into us 
and linger in the gaps between 
our ribs

today i drank orange juice 
out of a mug 
in the kitchen at three am 

waiting patiently 

beautiful adj. 
beau·​ti·​ful | \ byü-ti-fəl \
Definition
: having qualities of beauty : exciting aesthetic pleasure

I think its very brave 

to remeber the world is 
a terrible place to be 
and still be here 

as best you can

I hope when I die 
the lights are on

because in the dark 
I cannot remeber 
exactly the way 
the water felt on my skin 
in july and 
the moon won't be full for another 

happiness skips a generation 
because today I saw my brother's eyes 
as I made raspberry scones 
and he picked up 
a glass of water 
and disappeared down a flight of stairs 
and I know one day 

Fortune is hereditary.

I think this as I pass 
the woman who sits at the bus 
stop with a cardboard sign 
and I am out of change.

Fortune is hereditary 

because there was a girl