Marina Tsvetaeva, from The Collected Poems; “Poem of the Mountain,” c. 1920
local bitch decides to daydream instead of getting a degree
the line between not going out as an act of self-care and not going out as a symptom of depression is but a gossamer thread
We’re a little team! Me as the teacher, who can still do it. You as the student, who can do it, just not as good. I’m proud of us.
repeat after me: no matter what others feel about me, today i am going to love myself completely
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16th c. gold posy ring inscribed with Roman capitals in French and separated by engravings of flowers, foliage and stars.
The inscriptions read:
Un temps viendra: a time will come.
Mon desir me vaille: my longing keeps me awake.
Venus in Aries: Seducing flirt
Venus in Gemini: Natural flirt
Venus in Libra: Bewitching flirt
Venus in Scorpio: Forbidden flirt
Venus in Pisces: Psychic flirt