Unreciprocated Respect

Unreciprocated Respect “If I love you, I want nothing from you-not even your love.”
-In common usage, this is performative humility.
People quote this line and feel grateful,
as if it captures pure selflessness.
When I say it, I mean it absolutely: Read more from here...
Residue Report: All Systems Offline Except the Minimum

Residue Report: All Systems Offline Except the Minimum Warmth: offline.
Affection: offline.
Love: offline.
Desire: offline.
Fantasy: offline. Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 101 – COST

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 101 - COST In 2005, when she left,
this is what I became-
I am a ghost
hiding a mirror in which
I can’t see myself. Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 119 – Five Monasteries

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 119 - Five Monasteries I am the lighthouse that doesn’t care
if ships pass blind through salted air-
as long as the filament stays fair,
burning on, beyond repair.
The trouble has always been this plight: Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 99 – Commitment Issues

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 99 - Commitment Issues For about a year, you loved me like oxygen-
giving me life, never asking me to stay alive,
never asking me to exhale and reach for you again with the next breath.
A small-town girl, lovely enough to be a prize
and good enough to be kept as a reward for a good life. Read more from here...
