to be steady in the soul and free in the spirit…

to be steady in the soul,
and free in the spirit

– butterflies rising

to be steady in the soul,
and free in the spirit

– butterflies rising

to be steady in the soul…
and wild in the spirit

– butterflies rising

to be steady in the soul and free in the spirit – book memes

i want to remember the depth and the feel of the stars that i come from, and always hold an unshakable knowing of the voice in my soul so close… but be wild-winged, chasing my wild curiosity, running wild-spirited on starlit nights under wide-open skies, growing and discovering and feeling it all… i want to know what it’s like to be steady in the soul and free in the spirit.

– butterflies rising

i used to
think it was beautiful
the way i offered you all of my softness
and filled the air with tenderness
in the wake of your violence…
but now i know that i deserve to breathe
in tenderness too.

– butterflies rising

love will not ask you to leave yourself behind

but if it’s love…
when it asks you to come along,
it will not ask you to leave
yourself behind

– butterflies rising

now that i know you exist…
how do i not love you.
how do i not follow this gravity towards you.
now that i feel this, how could i ever not. feel. this.
i don’t know how i could ever be here in this life
and not. love you. i just have no choice.

but then… you made a choice.
and now i have no choice.

and i don’t know how…
how will i be here in this world
with you somewhere else in this world.
how. will i learn to pull myself out of this gravity
and not feel this anymore now that i have felt. this.
how…
now that i know you exist…
how do i not love you.

– butterflies rising