I WANT TO TAKE A STAND FOR SOMETHING THAT MATTERS. I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE A STAND FOR SKINNY JEANS AND CONVERSE. I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE A STAND FOR LEATHER BAGS AND PILES OF BRACELETS. I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE A STAND FOR COFFEE AND CIGARETTES. I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE A STAND FOR THE NUMBER OF CONCERT TICKET STUBS HANGING ON MY WALL. HELL, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TAKE A STAND FOR ALL THOSE CONCERTS. I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE A STAND FOR BEING UNIQUE. I AM NOT INTERESTED IN A COUNTERCULTURE. I AM NOT INTERESTED IN SYMPTOMS OR THOSE WHO IMITATE THEM.
I WANT TO TAKE A STAND FOR SOEMTHING THAT MATTERS.
I WANT TO TAKE A STAND FOR TRUTH: the kind that hurts and purifies.
I WANT TO TAKE A STAND FOR BEAUTY: the kind that provokes tears and a longing for
something not of this world.
BUT MOSTLY,
I WANT TO TAKE A STAND FOR LOVE: the kind that is a blazing reality that cannot be
imitated, duplicated, or IGNORED.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
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well done.
ReplyDeletedo it.
Word.
i miss you, i miss you, i miss you.
ReplyDeletehow wonderful you are, my dear.
i hope you haven't forgotten me in our absence.
-steph
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