My graceful ghost dressed in lace, glitter on your face You have tied a ribbon around my soul You have conquered my heart You have made it your home That original lifeline An unbreakable bond made of melody and rhyme When my tank is empty and I have nothing left to give, I listen to…
Tag: Useless Magic
Depressive Pacman
I have so many plans, so many unfinished drafts, but the mischievous monster in my mind says, “Stop! Watch TV or go to sleep. We can do it later.” Because of this unrelenting encouragement, I have started to believe his lies. He has made me the master of procrastination. Unable to obtain any motivation, I…
God Is Not In Your Phone
Procrastination is one of my specialties. I am very good at it. It is something I do often. Day after day, I try to fight it, but it always comes back to me. Plans and lists fall by the wayside. I lose days and hours, every intention falls leisurely from my mind. My eyes are…
From You the Flowers Grow
Whether you’re an artist, a writer, or creative mind, it can be difficult at times to find illumination in a world overflowing with darkness. We look for inspiration in a word, in a thought, an image, or in a song. We search for it everywhere, underneath every hiding spot, even in the oddest of places….
Always Lonely & I Could Fall In Love…
She was fashioned by darkness, cruel and twisted, a patchwork of poetry and song. She walks among hateful demons and sorrowful, weeping ghosts, leaving no footprints in the spongy moss. Nurtured by warmth, she is bathed in stardust and starlight, a chaotic creation of mother earth. She lives atop a mighty tree, but crawls and…
I Like People Who’ve Seen Some Darkness
I don’t know why, but Florence Welch has the uncanny ability to put whichever emotions I’m feeling into flawless words or epic songs. She’s written something for every appropriate occasion. This poem from Useless Magic makes me think of myself and my writing. I tend to lean toward the strange and supernatural in my stories,…
Florence + The Machine “Sky Full Of Song”
“Grab me by my ankles, I’ve been flying for too long. I couldn’t hide from the thunder in a sky full of song.” Here we are, together again. Reunited and it feels so good! We all knew this day was fast approaching, but it still came as a shock. After all, the anticipation was so…
Dancing With Delilah: Revisiting Florence + The Machine’s “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”
Music & Magic If Florence + The Machine made it their mission to possess our minds and souls with How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, I have to say, job well done. Almost three years after its release and it still has the ability to shake me to my core. It is, without a doubt,…
Kim the FanGirl 