Dear world. To save myself from finals-related spiraling and from listening to way too much Lana Del Rey, here is a blog post slash poem slash meditation slash prayer.
Lately, my days are not very dynamic. I am severely vitamin D deficient and I feel like my body is hibernating while my mind works too much. So I have been compiling a list of things that are life-affirming to me. I am inspired by a poem called “Love” written by Alex Dimitrov, who is one of my favorite poets (and also my former professor). Every line of his poem starts with “I love” and it continues indefinitely on Twitter, one line a day. Anyways, as an exercise in gratitude and poetry, here are some things that I love. They make me feel more real. Here is the (non-exhaustive) list now while I am feeling earnest. Thank you for reading and I hope all is well with you!
THINGS TO LOVE: * A good night of sleep * Orange juice * Friendships that last years * Sunlight and how it streams in through the window unapologetically * Laughter that hurts the ribs * The color red * Hearing people talk about what they love * Preparedness, until it doesn't make sense * Sweaters and my favorite jeans * Doing nothing because I can't help but think about everything * Being alive because it is so hard sometimes * My pothos plant * Music that people put their entire souls into * Seasons and what they represent to people * Calendars * Cinnamon rolls * Aestheticism, beauty, things that exist for no practical purpose * The solemnity of mornings * The solitude of nights * The squirrels that run across the power lines outside my window and chase each other * Impractical clothing * Birthdays (not mine) * Dusk * Writing letters to friends, of course * This poem by Eileen Myles, called "At a Waterfall, Reykjavik": I still feel like the world is a piece of bread I'm holding out half to you. * Brutality (only in theory) * Bone broth * The feeling that I am becoming my own person * Movies with stunning combinations of sound and color * Looking forward to other things * Dvorak's New World Symphony * Flowers as gifts * Clarity * And bravery (may we all have it!)
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