“So you live in the present
Beats in time and space
Build a moment in place
of perpetual slow and eternal speed
In between the hits and crashes of life.
Because a beautiful heart
means a beautiful mind
and there’s nothing quite like the kind of people you
meet who truly
believe that you are also like them.
And even though you grow sour, because complaining
is the talk of the hour
Instead I think it’s worth it to try for the other side of things;
The brighter one, the purer one,
The one attached with wings.”
Shelley Briscoe is a small town-bred Coloradan from Basalt (near Aspen), studying to be an anthropologist/teacher at CU. Her time is spent reading, hiking, writing, attempting DIY home-improvement/cooking projects found on Pinterest and making new friends.
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