u/strawberryparktime

the mail-order ketamine
and the weed do the same
thing, really, but don’t take
it from me, you should try
lying on your back with the
windows cracked, soaking in
your own storied past as it
crests like cold water, a body
must adjust and time must
pass, pointing fingers, old
news, it’s easier to lie down,
as an animal on sedatives,
and just put the TV on

it’s better to get better in
slowmotion, shifting, slinking
a ring of fire slipping out of
the sea, and just as the light
comes in, your father turns,
to you and says “wow,
that’s the sun”

so you hear it again
for the very first time
like a child learning
about the world,
like a child with his
very first sunburn

it’s all the same, really,
the heat trapped in the sky,
the drugs coming out
the eye of the needle,
your father’s voice,
tears half-dry as a
friend knocks on
your door

yes, this is the water
yes, that is the sun,
and here is the decision
to stop drowning

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Hi everyone. I haven’t posted here before, but my girlfriend and myself are both long-time lovers of movies and so is her dad. We’ve been spending a lot of time at her dad’s place since her mother’s unexpected passing a week ago and it seems so many movies include sudden death, especially that of women or mothers.

I’m coming to this subreddit because I assume you all would know the best recs for movies that won’t make this week of adjustment and shock any harder than it has to be. I know movies can help some process, but I want to have some good suggestions under my sleeve if she or her dad want a chill comfort movie.

Triggers would be maternal or spousal death, phone calls about deaths, imagery of corpses or dying, and grief in general right now. Thank you everybody.

Just wanted to post a PSA for trans/queer/gay folks in this city that your safety matters and to stay aware of your surroundings always. I was run up behind and shoved to the ground by a stranger while 3 of his friends cheered him on tonight at the Sunoco in Old North. He then hurled transphobic insults at me and threatened to harm me even more. Luckily a friend of mine was nearby and got me home safe once we met back up, but I feel the need to say that this could’ve happened to anyone, so please be safe. It happened RIGHT next to a queer bar. Carry pepper spray. If you’re alone, have someone ready on speed dial. I just couldn’t say nothing. I was excited for a night out and ended up at home with a bloody elbow.