Shelivesinshadows - She Lives In Shadows

Adonis, from a poem titled “Unintended Worship,” featured in If Only the Sea Could Sleep

Yessssssssss go go gooooo yeeeeeeeeeeeeah aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

I am back.

I am older. The last few years have been a concatenation of love, loss, and learning.

I am blessed. To own my apartment, have a secure job, good friends and family, and the opportunity to continue my education with masters degree.

I am terrified. That I have gotten older, know how heartbreak feels, and have discovered how strong I can truely be.

I am back.

Botanical illustrations taken from ‘I fiori dei giardini’ by Shirley Hibberd.

Published 1883 by Brero.

 Fisher - University of Toronto

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Apollo e Daphne.

from Ovid’s Metamorphoses

I will never understand the hate for grey hairs. Your hair has sliver in it now. You have the color of stars on your hair. You have proof you survived and grew up. You have proof you are living. How is any of this bad?