S. Jones's Blog, page 57

weary by amel larrieux

"This woman is growing weary

Of having to be so strong

Of having to pretend I’m made of stone

So I won’t end up with no broken bones

I can’t fight every battle alone

I want someone to lift me

Heal my wounds and give me kisses on my head

Say words that should be said

Fear is not the matter

I would so much rather open up my heart

And lay down my guard

If I could trust someone

To have my back and never do me wrong

Then I would give my love up

Just like that, stop singing this soldier song

whomever said love was overrated

must not be gettin’ none

my independent days have had their fun

but when the parties over

and the workin’ day is done

I just want to come home to someone

I want a love to take me

As I am not make me compromise myself

Or be like no one else

Fear is not the matter

I would so much rather open up my heart

And just lay down my guard"

restlessinthewind:Yes, I do!

restlessinthewind:

Yes, I do!

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"Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness."

“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.”

- Maya Angelou (via black-culture)

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"A real man doesn’t love the most beautiful woman in the world; he loves the woman that can make his..."

“A real man doesn’t love the most beautiful woman in the world; he loves the woman that can make his world the most beautiful.”

- Sayed Hadi Qazwini ‏   (via blackrebeldivineroyalsoul)

"If there is to be a future, it will wear a crown of feminine design."

“If there is to be a future, it will wear a crown of feminine design.”

- Aurobindo Ghose

"There were things I wanted to tell him. But I knew they would hurt him. So I buried them, and let..."

“There were things I wanted to tell him. But I knew they would hurt him. So I buried them, and let them hurt me.”

- Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (via summiting)

medievalpoc:The Absolutely Mind-Blowing Painted Interior of...

medievalpoc:

The Absolutely Mind-Blowing Painted Interior of Debre Birhan Selassie Church in Ethiopia

Although attributions and the possible dates of these paintings remain shrouded in mystery, the cumulative effect is haunting, ethereal, and otherworldly. Most accounts agree the church here was officially “Built" by Emperor Iyasu the Great in the late 1600s, it was built on the foundations of an even older church.

Although this blog focuses on Medieval European Art History, the interplay and influence between the large contingent of Christian Ethiopians and many European countries is well-documented. The Ethiopian style of icon-painting seen here is very distinct, with the large eyes, serene expressions, and halos of hair typical of religious paintings in the time and place.

Murals on the walls depict the heroism of Saint George, scenes from the Passion, various other figures from the Bible including Satan, and the ceiling of Selassie Church is covered at its apex with dozens of angel heads that gaze down upon all with what appears to be quiet joy and a kind of mischievous curiosity.

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chocolatehighhh:Pretty

chocolatehighhh:

Pretty