Archive for June, 2008
The sky was cloudy. I thought of the Line of Beauty novel I was reading, thinking of the upper-class neighbourhood that I might never set a foot in. The daylight filtered through the small window of Starbucks, on second- floor; my white mocha was ready. He called my name.
“Ria?” I looked up and smiled, very [...]
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The Act
29 Jun 08, 06:07
You lie there. You look into my eyes.You kiss me. I kiss you.Your strong arm wrapped my back.I am inside your embrace.My eyes are closed. You try to trust me.I try to trust you.We put our past behind.
Your breadth is within my reach.Your impression so futile, your impact an asteroid.Your smell lingers in my duvet.Your [...]
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If you go into a salon, the hairdressers are always beautiful.When you lie down, their fingers run through your hair as they wash it with lukewarm water.Their hands are gentle. Their touch are warm.Your face is so close to hers.You glance into her eyes, sometimes she will glance back.There is a little, electric but unspoken [...]
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“We have within us the capability to manufacture the very commodity we’re constantly chasing when we choose to experience.”The commodity he talks about is happiness.
This presentation, though coupled with a dramatic American accent, Gilbert talks about the one thing that I have realized: Happiness is embedded in our Freedom to Choose, [...]
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