But I’ve learned that you can love

pleasure and still want to die

while absolutely not wanting to die,

a situation that requires, if nothing else,

some patience

— James Davis May from poem Depression in Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes

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• Days Are Dams
  Days are dams. Each week posts a sign above the water. This week: Goodbye. Last week: The Possible. — Lily Brown from poem Venus Transit
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• Every Heart Breaks
  Every heart breaks, but not every heart breaks open. If my heart has to break, may it break open. — Rumi