"Oh, little darling, Atlas has nothing on you.You are all old achesand forced bravado,but watch..."

“Oh, little darling, Atlas has nothing on you.

You are all old aches

and forced bravado,

but watch how you sink

when no one can see you.

You wear the posture

of a hundred years–

so warped and winded

not even the mirror

still knows you.”

- LETTERS TO MY BODY: THE SHOULDERS, by Ashe Vernon (via latenightcornerstore)