martes, 25 de mayo de 2010
Nadie me lo dijo
martes, 27 de abril de 2010
GIA

sábado, 24 de abril de 2010
Longing

The Stendhal Syndrome is defined as a "psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly beautiful or a large amount of art is in a single place. The term can also be used to describe a similar reaction to a surfeit of choice in other circumstances, e. g. when confronted with immense beauty in the natural world."
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"My head thrown back, I let my gaze dwell on the ceiling... I underwent the profoundest experience of ecstasy I had ever encountered. I had obtained that supreme degree of sensibility where the divine intimations of art merge with the impassioned sensuality of emotion."
when I shiver with the rush of altered consciousness.
In an ephemeral blast of time's breath
it's like the universe reveals itself
and there is a mutual recognition of all things.
But as quick as it manifests
it slams shut its windows,
only leaving the essence like some intoxicating perfume
that remains after someone has left the room."
How can I explain... How could I ever put into words what I experienced when such beauty and intensity were presented to me? It was scary. It was sad. It was moving, and powerful, and incredibly breathtaking.
"Life was drained from me," Stendhal said.
He was right.
Those who know me or have taken the time to read what I write about myself on websites/profiles, know that one of the things I wanted to do was experience the Stendhal Syndrome. It was a goal, an objective I was determined to reach. I don't know why, but I knew that at some point in my life, I had to experience it. Like many things people want, out of everything they've gone through, seen, heard or touched, this is what I wanted.
I did it.
Mendelssohn
domingo, 11 de abril de 2010
Hasta la victoria siempre

"Si se nos dijera que somos casi unos románticos, que somos unos idealistas inveterados, que estamos pensando en cosas imposibles y que no se puede lograr de la masa humana el que sea casi un arquetipo humano, nosotros le tenemos que contestar una y mil veces que sí, que sí se puede. Y tiene que ser así, y debe ser así, y será así compañeros."
"El revolucionario verdadero está guiado por grandes sentimientos de amor."
"Porque el socialismo... no se ha hecho simplemente para tener hermosas fábricas, sino se ha hecho para el hombre integral."
(En respuesta a una carta que le mandó una posible pariente)
"De verdad no sé bien de qué parte de España es mi familia. No creo que seamos parientes muy cercanos, pero si usted es capaz de temblar de indignación cada vez que se comete una injusticia en el mundo, somos compañeros, que es más importante."
"Seamos realistas y hagamos lo imposible."
"La revolución no se lleva en la boca para vivir de ella, se lleva en el corazón para morir por ella."
"Me siento patriota de América Latina, de cualquier país de América Latina, en el modo más absoluto, y tal vez, si fuese necesario, estaría dispuesto a dar mi vida por la liberación de cualquier país latinoamericano, sin pedir nada a nadie."
miércoles, 31 de marzo de 2010
Tequila guzzling speed freak

If you search for me, don’t search too hard.
You just may find me leaving today,
Because darling, this poor and crippled soul
Has some fears to drown on her own.
And someday if you look for me still,
You may find me in a cold and filthy place
Writing sad lines and puzzling prose,
And maybe singing to keep warm.
I’ll find myself quickly, I hope,
But don’t you find me too early, love.
I think someday I’ll write about you,
And the people who knew me one day.
I’ll be kind to those who gave;
Harsh to those who wouldn’t.
Because it’s true, I’ve gotten dark.
And I’m afraid I’m quite bitter, too.
You may say I’ve become cruel,
And I’d say quietly, “I think it’s true”.
Now if you could please do me one more
Be a dear and apologize to them all.
Tell them I’m wrong or sick or gone
Or just say I couldn’t help but fall.
martes, 30 de marzo de 2010
You have me

And you said "Because I tend to love a lot.
I like to sit on lawns, and watch people laugh.
I love water when it's cold.
And I love to make people smile.
I'm an observer, and sometimes a loner.
But I hate feeling lonely."
You also said "Because I was born at night,
And because I have a short name.
Also I think I'm a bit silly,
But I'm not stupid.
I love to read and write.
And I hate being told what to do."
Finally you said "It's because I can't sleep.
And I don't drive too slow.
I don't talk much at all,
But I think a lot.
I think I'm kind of nice.
And I could really matter,
If someone said I could."
And I said "I think you're a good person.
And you're a bit sad,
But I know that you'll be fine.
I know you're kind and shy,
And right now, a bit terrified.
And darling, I could say you matter.
But it's more than implied."
lunes, 29 de marzo de 2010
Chunga, chunguita
Te fuiste, cuando pensaba que eras toda mía;
mía nada más, nada más mía.
Amor, ¿por qué has herido así mi corazón? Tan tuyo...
Amor, ¿por qué sangraste así la vida que te di?
¿No ves que mi dolor puede volverse orgullo
Y tú no vuelvas a saber de mí?
Yo sé que mi pecado fue quererte mucho,
Y no esperaba de la vida este dolor.
Dentro de mí tu dulce voz escucho,
Como un eco que me rompe el corazón."
domingo, 28 de marzo de 2010
The United States of Depression

"Lizzie: Hemingway has his classic moment in 'The Sun Also Rises' when someone asks Mike Campbell how he went bankrupt. All he can say is, 'gradually, then suddenly'. That's how depression hits... you wake up one morning afraid that you're going to live."
"Ruby: Lizzie, I'm not crying because you're mean. I just can't imagine how incredibly painful it must be to be you."
viernes, 26 de marzo de 2010
Amas Veritas

"Sometimes I feel like there's a hole inside of me, an emptiness that at times seems to burn. I think if you lifted my hear to your ear, you could probably hear the ocean. The moon tonight, there's a circle around it. A sign of trouble not far behind. I have this dream of being whole. Of not going to sleep each night, wanting. But still sometimes, when the wind is warm or the crickets sing... I dream of a love that even time will lie down and be still for."
"But there are some things I know for sure: always throw spilt salt over your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for luck, and fall in love whenever you can."
jueves, 25 de marzo de 2010
Narcoleptic Hope
Provoked me to my limit.
Hang in there, bear the pain.
Don't cry, don't beg.
You try to blame it all on me.
No one believes you, no one cares.
Drift away from screaming faces,
Hide out in your own lies.
Your tears won't invoke pity,
Mom and Dad won't care at all.
No room for fraudulent words.
Or your narcoleptic hope.
Your soul still has a lot to learn.
Life has been hard, increasingly.
But don't lie down, don't break guard.
It's only getting worse, lovely.
No time for questions anymore.
I am ready now, I'll keep my promise.
I shall have to kill you after all.
My dear, don't you see?
It was me all along.
Remember me
A terrible mistake, a terrible misfortune.
A nightmare imprisons you
And tortures me with your suffering.
Your gaze, once so enthralling is now cold
My name loses meaning to you, and my face
Is a stranger’s.
Why do the secrets of fate unveil such cruelty?
There was no time I didn’t love you, no day I didn’t need you.
Please come back to me, my angel,
And lay your head on my lap as we laugh like we used to.
I’ll hold your hand, dry your tears and help you remember.
I remember everything.