A.P. Bastian's Blog, page 4
January 3, 2021
truth no. 37
you’re not selfish for putting your needs first you’re just finally learning the art of self-love. repeat after me
January 2, 2021
sticky love
I want that sweet, sticky kind of love- the type that always leaves a residue you can never get rid of.
how do you soothe your inner child?
More than ever I’ve been longing for the sun more than ever I spread my bones beneath its glory when it comes and as my skin drinks in hope I quietly reassure my terrified inner child everything is going to be alright.
January 1, 2021
the year of giant mirrors
2020 was the year of giant mirrors. Life as we knew it burned into ashes, and as it did so, it was received by the water of our souls and reflected back to us many things we did not feel comfortable addressing within ourselves. Too bad, it was time, said 2020. Life simultaneously began to … Continue reading the year of giant mirrors
quaran-truth no. 1
it took the entire world slowing down for me to realize just how much I hate being rushed.
quarantine truth no. 1
it took the entire world slowing down for me to realize just how much I hate being rushed.
December 31, 2020
even my anxiety is positive
my head warns my heart not to grieve for what is still alive it helps my eyes see the blossoming before the bud has even had a chance to appear and my imagination to draw rainbows hanging off the darks clouds of a Summer storm. It’s not just gloom it anticipates- somehow anxiety also tends … Continue reading even my anxiety is positive
December 30, 2020
ideal tour
he worshipped my body on the couch and satisfied my thirst for his lips in the kitchen we pleasured our way through the apartment before falling asleep exhausted in the bedroom.
December 21, 2020
let’s get reckless
love me with wild abandon and reckless passion turn the spark between two strangers into a ferocious fire with no promise of salvation, love me with radical honesty and without a safety net because love, my darling, is dangerous so love me like an untamed animal, undomesticated and unafraid as if the heartbreaks of the … Continue reading let’s get reckless
December 18, 2020
date night with illusion
I befriend the clock serenade the silence unlock the door light the candles and then I wait. for him to walk into my life one more time, just one more night, I say when I know that isn’t the truth- just look at how much work I have invested into this lie, into the beautiful … Continue reading date night with illusion
