Weltschmerz (n.): German word used to describe the mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state.

2 of 69 - Allgemeinbildung

i know people are prolly tired of hearing my pontificate about, well, life, but i

have beaten death so many times now i

just cant stop myself

from asking the hard questions

like:

Who are you?
Who were you?
What is love?

my answer? it’s

The gift of giving to yourself, whatever it is you want.

Taking good care.

Treating yourself like someone who is deserving of the things saved for special occasions, and can have them whenever they would like.

We need good sleep, and good food, and good loving

Being sovereign, responsible for tending to the life that is your own.

Giving yourself what you want.

Buying yourself new fancy thick lotion or beautiful underthings.

A trip to Thailand. A hot bath. Or both.

A week, or month, or year with no obligations [don’t roll on shabbos]

Going to the matinee, alone, to eat popcorn and get lost in another world.

The room with the window that lets in the sound of the ocean while you sleep, and wakes you to the feel of heat, to taste the salt in your mouth.

Giving questions

Breathing curiosity

Suspending assumption and the belief that you ‘know’

Being willing to be woke and be surprised

The gift that was always wanted, but never received: Track it down. Find it now, and give it. Which is the gift of memory, and completion, and love.

When you thought you knew me less, you were full of questions.

When I’m not worried about saying the right response, I am more honest.

When I had cancer, I felt more present and less hesitant, more open, less guarded, and not attached to a particular outcome.

BELIEVE ME WHEN I URGE YOU TO

Seek & give amnesty. For what was done to survive. For what was done in trying to find the way. For forgetting dates and numbers. For never being on time. For not being able to make it work. For wanting what we want. For saying the wrong thing. For being human. For living.

Be delighted, ask questions

Desire to know more.

The truth. A clear no. A real yes.

A new beginning. Not the same as a second chance.

There is no going backwards.

This is where things now begin new.

Mi’iwi.

Also, just FYI:

Allgemeinbildung (n.): German for everything that any adult capable of living independently can reasonably be expected to know.

3 of 69 - hooray hooray

Put some music in your life tonight.

Make yourself a mixtape

and see where it leads.

Release your heart and unleash your pain

You have very little to loose

and everything to gain

Mi’iwi <3

4 of 69 - the difference between lovers and fate

You will have to say no to things

in order to say yes

to your work.
It will be worth it.

But don’t forget to look up your from work

& let real life in.
It makes your work better.

Mi’iwi <3

5 of 69 - arriba aquí

Take a breath.
Then another.
Repeat. One step at a time.
Your pace.
A unique, unforgettable stride.

Everything could change today.
Or one tiny, vital thing.
What it WON’T be

is a re-run of yesterday.

Everything

awesome.

Mi’iwi <3

Just FYI:

arriba aquí = up in here

6 of 69 - i will live my life as a lobsterman’s wife

Your mind is yours alone and you decide who and what gets in.

Draw the curtains.

Make yourself at home.

Your mind is your home and no one else’s.

Furnish it as you wish.

Set the temp so you’re comfortable.

Mi’iwi <3

7 of 69 - Backpfeifengesicht

Some guy in traffic

just told me to “eat a dick”

but I had a late lunch

I’m probably not going to, tbh

Some girl at work

told me to “go fcuk myself”

but

I’m out of my league

I’m ready to tell the truth:

Despite what I’ve told people for years,

the reality is,

I’ve never actually been sorry my car is such a mess

Mi’iw <3

Also, just FYI:

Backpfeifengesicht (n.): a face that cries out for a fist in it

8 of 69 - Fremdschämen

Paper airplanes,

with secret messages

penned inside the hidden folds

and

wings’ creases.

But it’s my heart.

Mi’iwi <3

Also, just FYI:

Fremdschämen (n.): the almost-horror you feel when you notice that somebody is oblivious to how embarrassing they truly are

9 of 69 - Erklärungsnot

You are the bees’ knees!
The lamb’s gams!
The calves’ calves!
The totes McGoat!
Invent new idioms!
Let’s go~

Like a fish on Mars!

A spirit of vengeance, fighting fire with fire!

But first let me take a snack break ~

Mi’iwi <3

Also, just FYI:

Erklärungsnot (n.): the state of having to quickly explain yourself

10 of 69 - Treppenwitz

Make deposits toward someone else’s happiness today.

Call a friend, ease a burden, donate time/$/space.giphy-7

You’ll ☺️smile, prolly.

Promise.

Mi’iwi ❤

Also, just FYI:

Treppenwitz (n.): the things you should have said but only occur to you when it is too late

11 of 69 - Kummerspeck

May All YouR Bacon Burn

Forever Will You Crack the eggs just enough

so that some of the shell gets into the scramble. Ha!

Cry Over spilled milk, unless it is almond

I’ve been downhearted baby, ever since the day we met

because

I’m so hot for you and you’re so cold

I just want your extra time and your kiss

I drove all night to be with you

You got the brains, I got the looks so lemme be your

Eye candy. Flavor of the month. Toast of the town. The coolest thing since sliced bread.

The creme de la creme. All that and a bag of chips.

And if life gives you a lemon, I’ll help you make lemonade.

Have you ever been experienced?

I’m sorry. Did I break your concentration?

I can tell you how I feel about you night and day

The world is our oyster. Variety is the spice of life. And we live in the land of milk and honey.

But what about the bad apples and the sour grapes and the raspberries and the tough nuts you can’t crack?

Life may be a banquet but it’s no picnic, either.

But hey, if you can’t take the heat then get out of the kitchen.

Cuz you can’t have your cake and eat it too.

There’s no such thing as a free lunch.

You gotta break a few eggs if you want to make an omelette, you know what I’m saying?

We don’t need no thought control because

ain’t no secret that

Everybody’s got a hungry heart

So remember: You are what you eat. The proof is in the pudding, my friend.
How’d you like them apples?

Mi’iwi <3

Also, just FYI:

Kummerspeck (n.): excess weight gained from emotional overeating

12 of 69 - Vergangenheitsbewältigung

*looks around*
You’re here.
I’m here.
Someone’s making tea.
Good.

Pour some sugar on me

You’re all the honey I need

Mi’iwi

Also, just FYI:

Vergangenheitsbewältigung (n.): the struggle to come to terms with the past

13 of 69 - reveal truths that reality obscures

If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of this meeting

Didn’t support the troops before,

but I just saw a bumper sticker

so now I do

If I was given the gift of immortality and time was no longer precious

I’d still never get around

to watching

the show

“Girls”

Don’t judge me until you’ve walked a mile in m… Ha!

Just kidding!

Judge away! I’m a jerk!!!

Hahaha!!!!

People think I’m mean, but really

I just don’t care

have a heart

Mi’iwi

14 of 69 - One for the money, two for the show

Me and the floor aren’t drinking together

anymore.

The b1tch keeps gettin’ in my face

and sh1t.

Mi’iwi.

15 of 69 - Let them eat cake

I swear

I just heard

‘Snap!’

‘Crackle!’

‘Plastered!’

That’s what I get

for eating my Rice Krispies with Bailey’s

Mi’iwi <3

16 of 69 - Life imitates art?

art is

life lite.

almost like the real thing, but

it tastes better and

it’s less filling,

a sort of a starter kit, a primer, the gateway drug to a bigger and badder reality.

Mi’iwi.

17 of 69 - only love could hurt like this

today i learned

what real love is…

it’s letting go

when all i want to do is hang on

truly taking joy in your joy

i help you pack

when all i want you to do is stay

i smile and i cry

because i love you the most

even enough

to say mi’iwi.

18 of 69 - i’m gonna blow my cover

Of course I don’t

use my body

to sell my writing or my art:

that’s all

Photoshop!

Mi’iwi

19 of 69 - patron saint of the lost cause

it’s all fun and games

until i lose

and a fire starts

Mi’iwi

20 of 69 - my criminal days are behind me

Ain’t no point in biting someone else’s style.

You gotta find your own voice, do your own thing, dance to the beat of your own drum.

They say honesty is the best policy. Happiness is the best revenge. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. And laughter is the best medicine.

They say ignorance is bliss. Knowledge is power.

So remember to stop and smell the roses. Because today is the first day of the rest of your life. And don’t you worry about what they say.

Just free

your mind

and
your ass

will follow

Mi’iwi <3

21 of 69 - nookaadizi (v.1)

‘Life’

is too short.

I prefer

‘Self-sustaining processes

of existence and consciousness’

Mi’iwi <3

Just FYI:

nookaadizi: Ojibwe word meaning ‘s/he has a good, easy life’

21 of 69 - Don’t feed them after midnight (v.2)

The monster under my bed.

Formerly known as the wind beneath my wings.

Turned to dust.

Then blown back at me.

In a wind.

Made of dust.

So much dust.

This swiffer sweeper is utterly useless.

Mi’iwi.

22 of 69 - Are we gonna let the de-elevator bring us down? (v.1)

Never underestimate

the level of hatred

that may come your way

when someone finds out

your life doesn’t actually suck

as much as theirs.

Mi’iwi.

22 of 69 - Ctrl-Alt-Delicious (v.2)

Nothing brightens my day more

than seeing

badly

drawn

d1ck

on a street sign

Mi’iwi.

23 of 69 - climb the slippery slope

These words

back

and

forth?

That’s just how we dance.

Mi’iwi <3

24 of 69 - Angels and Airwaves

Sorry

I’m not sorry

I leaked my data

all over your server.

Mi’iwi.

25 of 69 - I am contractually and morally obligated to tell you

Don’t follow your heart,

follow mine.

My heart

knows how

to party!

Mi’iwi <3

26 of 69 - CONFESSIONS vol.1

I know the dark secrets that lurk in the hearts of [not-all] men,

mainly because

they’re my secrets too.

As a “Reformed Player” I can speak pick-up artist,

sensitive emo-dude,

and multiple dialects of douchebag.

Mi’iwi.

27 of 69 Quizás, Quizás, Quizás, Quizás

There comes a time

when

you have to choose between

turning the page and

closing the book…

But there is no better way

to do anything

than doing it

with blatant disregard.

Mi’iwi <3

28 of 69 - Taste My Rainbow

I fell asleep

eating

Skittles

and

drooled a rainbow…

Have a try.

We are, after all, professionals.

Mi’iwi.

29 of 69 - this pager is driving me crazy

Got to start my day with the worst pick-up attempt

in history:

“Girl, are you an angel?

Because I think I just committed suicide

and I hope I’m in Heaven.”

So much to judge. So little time.

I don’t care if I’m buried or cremated,

as long as I never die.

SLAY.

Mi’iwi.

30 of 69 - Word Is Bond

All rise.
Put your right hand over your heart.
Ready.
Begin.

I pledge allegiance
To the cause
For it is just
And full of righteousness

From the East Side of Flint
Down to the West Wall

And to the Resistance
For which we stand.

One Love
Undivided, United We Fall
Ineffable
With Liberty
And Phat Beats
For all y’all

Mi’iwi

31 of 69 - New Year, New Views

This year,

let’s replace consumerism

with a generalized version

of Buddhism.

Instead of having commercials screaming at people to buy products,

let’s have breaks between television shows of

flowing streams,

condors flying,

salamanders playing in the water, or somebody ringing a bell for three minutes.

There could be billboards that say things like,

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think.

When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”

or,

“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may.

We ourselves must walk the path.”

Just a thought.

Happy New You.

Mi’iwi <3

32 of 69 - Zugzwang

Seems to me,

The less they know,

The louder they say it.

Mi’iwi

Just FYI:

Zugzwang (German for “compulsion to move”, pronounced [ˈtsuːktsvaŋ]) is a situation found in chess and other games wherein one player is put at a disadvantage because they must make a move when they would prefer to pass and not move.

33 of 69 - Time not important. Only life important.

I wish I could type out a caress

Write a hug, using my words

to envelop you

like the arms of an oak: strong & sure, never to let go unexpectedly

I wish I could use my words to satisfy you, to love you, to protect you

Five languages dance from my silver tongue yet still

cannot express

the tenderness my hands

and my heart

carry

for you

This is my attempt

Mi’iwi <3

34 of 69 - All I Wanna Do Is See You Turn Into A Giant Woman

“I’ll see you in h3ll”

should be followed by,

“and I won’t even stop to say hi.”

Otherwise,

you’re just making plans

with someone you hate.

Mi’iwi.

35 of 69 - Kaa gwego ge ezhichigemba ji gweksidooyin kina gego!

The scariest thing about distance

is that you don’t know

whether they’ll miss you

forget you.

Mi’iwi <3

Just FYI:

Kaa gwego ge ezhichigemba ji gweksidooyin kina gego! is Ojibwe and translates as,

“It’s out of your hands, baby you have to understand!”

36 of 69 - Questionable Content

I’m just a love letter girl

in a text message world.

Mi’iwi.

37 of 69 - Words of Advice

Don’t get mad.

Don’t get even.

Go way overboard.

Crush them.

Completely devastate them.

Then they won’t fcuk with you again.

Good talk.

Mi’iwi.

Just FYI:

Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente is Spanish.

It translates as, “Eyes that do not see, heart that does not feel.”

38 of 69 - the weather outside is weather

Hey you guys!

Have you heard about the weather

and weather related issues

affecting our nation?!

Maybe we should put our weather shoes on,

just in case…

Everyone wants to talk about the weather,

but they never want to discuss

climate change.

Mi’iwi.

39 of 69 - Full Disclosure

Sometimes

the only difference

between

love

and

hate

is how

good

the sex

is.

Mi’iwi.

40 of 69 - the impossible contrast

Only the good

die young.

In fact, I’m pretty sure

that’s the only thing

keeping most of us

alive.

Mi’iwi.

41 of 69 - submit to our demand

I’m generally the lesser of two evils.

But if you add a third evil in there,

I’m probably right in the middle

of the other two.

Mi’iwi

42 of 69 - THE PORTAL WHEN COMPLETED WILL OPEN A GATEWAY TO INFINITE NEW WORLDS AND HERALD A NEW ERA IN MANKIND’S UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE. PLUS, IT WILL PROBABLY GET GIRLS TO START TALKING TO ME FINALLY.

The people and circumstances around me

do not make me what I am,

they reveal who I am

Mi’iwi.

43 of 69 - THE INVISIBLE WIZARD IS WATCHING

Keep the promises you made to yourself

before you worry about the ones

others made to you

None of this happens on its own.

Mi’iw.

44 of 69 - PUBERTY IS THE GREATEST MYSTERY OF ALL ALSO: GO OUTSIDE AND MAKE FRIENDS.

In the Beginning,

the Creator made the Earth.

The rest

was made in China.

Mi’iwi.

45 of 69 - What is the point of rhetorical questions?

Every mistake has three stages:

first, it is made,

second, it is not admitted,

and

third,

it’s claimed

it didn’t make

any difference

anyway.

Mi’iwi.

46 of 69 - LIAR MONSTER SNAPPY DRESSER

Right now I’m like that song

“All I Do Is Win,”

but with crying.

Mi’iwi.

47 of 69 - HEAVY IS THE HEAD THAT WEARS THE FEZ

Later on, we’ll conspire

as we dream by the fire

we lit from the bodies

of our sworn enemies.

Mi’iwi.

48 of 69 - i’m just a poor boy

I try to be romantic, but maybe a candle

in my blanket fort

wasn’t such a good idea…

Mi’iwi

49 of 69 - comrade with benefits

I don’t hate men, I practically worship them.

What I hate are:

dudes,

bros and

boys that masquerade as men.

Mi’iwi.

50 of 69 - my ride is here

Don’t ask me

to let down my walls.

Learn to climb them.

Mi’iwi.

51 of 69 - you can be my wingman anytime

I speak a dead language

just so I can talk to myself

without people eavesdropping.

Mi’iwi.

52 of 69 - Iktsuarpok

*gracefully leaps, twirls, then effortlessly jumps*

to land softly

on your thin line

between love and hate.

mi’iwi.

❤

Just FYI

Iktsuarpok (Inuit)
You know that feeling of anticipation when you’re waiting for someone to show up at your house and you keep going outside to see if they’re there yet? This is the word for it.

53 of 69 - your natural source of youth

I’m old enough to know better,

yet,

here we are.

Mi’iwi

53 of 69 - Unable To Process

When I say OK,

it actually means

“O(h, fcu)K.”

Mi’iwi.

54 of 69 - I can show you the world

I’d probably apologize more often

if I didn’t hate lying

to people.

Mi’iwi

55 of 69 - You say tomato, I say the revolt of the masses.

Yes, I am weary for the world weighs heavily on me.

The trickle down effect is drowning me.

Yes, I still hope, but I’ve been trying to quit.

I dream of Death. (sponsored)

56 of 69 - do you have a rewards card?

Tsetsaut

is the language

of my soul

(they’re both dead)

Mi’iw.i

57 of 69 - Haters just can’t handle how real I am

I keep meaning to say

what others want to hear.

[I’m worth the wait, but I don’t recommend it

if you lack patience.]

Mi’iwi.

58 of 69 - I’m always keeping things like secrets and silent.

Home is where

your Wi-Fi

connects automatically.

Mi’iwi.

59 of 69 - you can’t handle my swag

Don’t worry,

I haven’t lost

all hope.

So far I’ve lost

91% of my hope.

Check back with me for an update

in about 15 minutes, though.

Mi’iwi

60 of 69 - master of none

She uses her skin

as a canvas.

The artwork on it represents something

that is very powerful and meaningful in her life,

a sort of living diary.

So that she never shuts the door on the past,

she carries it all with her.

Mi’iwi.

61 of 69 - damn right it’s better than yours

There’s a party

in my pants

but

I’m the

designated driver.

Mi’iwi.

62 of 69 - enter at your own risk

i will still love you

when you build your walls too high

i’m just a queen who’s castle crumbled to the sea

but come be a warrior in the garden with me

mi’iwi.

63 of 69 - we ship worldwide

When faced

with a difficult situation,

I SCREAM

“Moon prism power make up!”

and spin around really fast,

then

run away

from my problems.

Mi’iwi.

64 of 69 - When You Lose Everything, You Can Do Anything

If you ever need someone to lean on,

you can lean on me.

Now that were both on the ground,

I should tell you that

I’m structurally unsound.

Mi’iwi <3

65 of 69 - bloodletting but with words

she knows i miss her

she doesn’t have to ask

but she likes to hear me say it

and I

kinda like

saying it

too

mi’iwi.

66 of 69 - I believe in whichever god that made you

You are the ache

that rests in my mouth

when I fall short

of beautiful words.

Mi’iwi.

67 of 69 - But it’s the explosions that you’re known for

Before you ask,

I am always on her side.

Mi’iwi.

68 of 69 - i dont know if i know how to stay

woke up unsure of where i am

but you’re here

so it doesn’t really matter

mi’iwi.

69 of 69 - Your magic is showing

You are the only thing

I want to feel

Mi’iwi.

Le Fin - I see digital people

Like her.

Become friends.

Kiss her.

Become lovers.

Resent her.

Become acquaintances.

Hate her.

Become nothing.

~ E-love-ution.

Mi’iwi.