Mostly irrelevant

Ты меня не любишь, не жалеешь,
Разве я немного не красив?
Не смотря в лицо, от страсти млеешь,
Мне на плечи руки опустив.

Молодая, с чувственным оскалом,
Я с тобой не нежен и не груб.
Расскажи мне, скольких ты ласкала?
Сколько рук ты помнишь? Сколько губ?

Знаю я - они прошли, как тени,
Не коснувшись твоего огня,
Многим ты садилась на колени,
А теперь сидишь вот у меня.

Пусть твои полузакрыты очи
И ты думаешь о ком-нибудь другом,
Я ведь сам люблю тебя не очень,
Утопая в дальнем дорогом.

Этот пыл не называй судьбою,
Легкодумна вспыльчивая связь, -
Как случайно встретился с тобою,
Улыбнусь, спокойно разойдясь.

Да и ты пойдешь своей дорогой
Распылять безрадостные дни,
Только нецелованных не трогай,
Только негоревших не мани.

И когда с другим по переулку
Ты пройдешь, болтая про любовь,
Может быть, я выйду на прогулку,
И с тобою встретимся мы вновь.

Отвернув к другому ближе плечи
И немного наклонившись вниз,
Ты мне скажешь тихо: "Добрый вечер!"
Я отвечу: "Добры вечер, miss".

И ничто души не потревожит,
И ничто ее не бросит в дрожь, -
Кто любил, уж тот любить не может,
Кто сгорел, того не подожжешь.

4 декабря 1925

Есенин Сергей

Aestheticism

Oscar Wilde and his "Art for art's sake." Maybe he's on to something, and depth isn't always necessary. Or at least not always appropriate.

"I really don't see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If I ever get married, I'll certainly try to forget the fact."

"Civilization is not by any means an easy thing to attain to. There are only two ways by which a man can reach it. One is by being cultured, the other by being corrupt."

"When a man does exactly what a woman expects him to do, she doesn't think much of him. One should always do what a woman doesn't expect, just as one should always say what she doesn't understand. The result is invariably perfect sympathy on both sides."

In honour of International Women's Day

"Phenomenal Woman" by Maya Angelou

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies
I'm not cute, or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips
The stride of my steps
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

I walk into a room.
Just as cool as you please
And to a man
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees
Then they swarm around me
A hive of honey bees.
I say
It's the fire in my eyes
And the flash of my teeth
The swing of my waist
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say
It's in the arch of my back
The sun of my smile
The ride of my breasts
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say
It's in the click of my heels
The bend of my hair
The palm of my hand
The need for my care.
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

Just when I was getting back

Everything was returning to normal. Well, my normal. Balance scales not tipping in any one direction, sense of acceptance and appreciation, rhythm and routine. Maybe even, (gasp!) getting in touch. And now more obstacles. Blah, the one thing that I did not want to compromise. It is inherently a problem in itself, but also triggers a chain of more negative reactions. Hate feeling helpless. Crazy child.

"Once you can identify the connections between things that are happening in your life, your emotional reactions to them and your disordered behavioral reactions, you can start to change the behavior part".

That's what makes it harder for me than for most people, I think. Some voices just don't let go completely. One setback means big protest.