Andrea Gibson.
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Dear Lonely
There is no one in my house tonight. There has been no one here for months. A couple of weeks ago a sweet woman brought me a frying pan. Said I should stop living like a hermit bachelor. I took a picture of myself holding the frying pan. I thought I might print it out and hang it on the stove. I don’t know why. This house is so quiet, my heartbeat is a pin dropping. You can hear it in every room. I collect umbrellas. I collect records. I’ve never owned a record player, or a rainstorm. I have three seashells. They understand. The stereo aches, so clear. Why is there a chalkboard on the bedroom wall? Why the word “strawberry” everywhere? Why the empty birdcage in the living room? And a banjo I can’t play? And a plant with a secret name? Who knows. But the cupboards, in the cupboards there are cups and glasses, cups and glasses, cups and glasses. Each night I take them out. I line them up on the floor. One by one I press them to the walls. I listen for the Lonely. Dear Lonely, you are why I am still here. Because you listen back. This is true: There isn’t a single voice box in heaven. There are only ears.
tandem bicycle - andrea gibson with emily saavedra
Andrea Gibson made a commercial (a short film really) for my new book. It stars Andrea sporting a bad ass jacket and bow tie, my daughter using her best acting skills, my fancy ice cream trike, me trying not to laugh and Tiffany singing the gayest song ever. I think my favorite part is “If I were to bring this book home for a Christmas holiday or something my family wouldn’t say, That book can’t come in, it’s a gay book. You can’t tell by looking at this book that it’s gay. You can’t tell Lauren is gay by looking at her either.” Filmed by Jerre Fine.
AND THEN I WATCH THIS AND I FALL IN LOVE AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.
SWEATY PALMS SHINY SOULS FOREVER
Prism - Andrea Gibson
This made me cry tonight. And it was so cleansing.
Always keep your heart open.
When they ask why we stayed together for so long
I say, “I don’t know”
I just know that we cried
at the exact same time in every movie
I know we blushed everyday for the first two years
I know I always stole the covers and she never woke me up
Andrea Gibson, ‘Prism’ (via loverofstories)
I have been told that sometimes
the most healing thing we can do
is remind ourselves over and over and over
other people feel this too.
Andrea Gibson (via loverofstories)
#andrea gibson #healing #poetry
1 year ago on March 28, 2012 at 08:18pm with 160 notes
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1 year ago on March 28, 2012 at 08:18pm with 160 notes
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“Sing me lullabies at dawn when I’ve been up all night painting the wind to remind myself that things are moving.”-Andrea Gibson, “Stay”
If you were to press your heart close up against somebody else’s heart eventually your hearts will start beating at the same time. And two little babies in an incubator, their hearts will beat at the same time. Love that. So if you have somebody in your life that is prone to anxiety, like myself, and if you happen to be a calm person, you could come up and hug me heart to heart and my heart hopefully would slow to yours. And I just love that idea. Or maybe yours would speed up to mine. But either way, we’ll be there together.
Andrea Gibson speaks the truth (via beatboxgoesthump)
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#andrea gibson #anxiety #love #go tender
1 year ago on March 19, 2012 at 07:48pm with 5,818 notes
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1 year ago on March 19, 2012 at 07:48pm with 5,818 notes
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