all art on this post is by waterofwhimsey on twitter and instagram!
Maturity is when you realize people can't give you what they can't give themselves, so you stop expecting loyalty from people who betray themselves, stop expecting honesty from people who lie to themselves, and stop expecting peace from people who are at war with themselves.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EDGAR ALLEN POE
On This Dreary Day, We Hail
Beneath the raven's watchful gaze,
In shadowed halls and moonlit haze,
We mark the birth of one who wove
The haunting tapestries we love.
O Poe, of melancholy tongue,
Where grief and beauty intertwine,
Your tales of sorrow still are sung,
A dirge eternal, dark, divine.
From chamber doors to midnight drear,
Your echoes linger, sharp and clear.
The haunted hearts, the broken souls,
Still wander through your spectral scrolls.
A toast to you, with absinthe green,
To realms unseen, and dreams obscene.
Your name lives on, a ghostly chime,
Through ages deep, beyond all time.
So here we stand, this January day,
To honor you in our own way.Forevermore,
your shadow growsβ
Happy Birthday, Edgar Poe.
βThe way people treat you is a statement of who they are as a human being. Itβs not a statement about you.β
β Unknown
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