Words of Week 2

Aspectabund: Someone who has an expressive face
Luthier: A violin-maker
Eccentric: Unconventional, slightly strange
Angst: A feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general.
Wraith: An insubstantial copy of something: shadow.
Hough: Space behind the knee

Valentine's Day

This holiday is just wrong.
It causes people to be stressed, lowers self-esteem, and is overly-commercialized. Why do we have to be reminded, brainwashed, deluded, deceived, and misled through popular culture, media, and the market to tell people we like them?

Why do we put people in relationships under stress, for buying gifts, and remembering, and why do we hurt the relationships of those who don't have a good memory? Why do we force people to be ungrateful?

Why do we put singles under stress, for being alone, and losing their confidence, and why do we mock them when we see them with valentines from their mothers? Why do we encourage opposite gender valentines? Are we only capable of  platonic love?

Why don't we have an Acquaintances Day or an Enjoy Clean Water Day, or Photosynthesizing Plant Appreciation Day?

Lots of krabby patties,
~Belle

me: tomorrow

7. Know You

i want to know you.
i want to know
the little things
that make you, you

like how you
don't like bread
unless you eat it
with tangerines

and why your
favorite color is turquoise
because you can never
spell it correctly

i want to know
all the little things.
the bread crumbs
and the paint drips.