R.I.P. Dr. Albert Hoffman

Father of LSD died today at 102

Thank you for making me legally insane and for the perpetual paranioa that someone is going to dose me at music festivals.

Healing

Here

Grave departures from where I used to be
I look ahead to relentless possibilities
New tasks
Effort on my part
And others
In haste, I sprint past your existence
Kiss your interest
And leave you
Longing for more
Just a taste for now
Today’s too easy
Tomorrow’s another story
And another
And another
In dreams is where I choose to lie
Alone
Tempting you to fall next to me
But, change is inevitable
As we’re in constant motion
With the passing of time, thoughts, and feelings
I’m wiser than you
Old souls inherit an untouchable knowledge
And I don’t see it in your eyes
So, I can’t let you in
You won’t understand
Where I am
Where I stand
Here

dear mysterious one who paints on the sidewalk outside my house,

i like your owls.

xo, b

A Love Letter

dear layla,

for nothing more than the pleasure past i would sacrifice my family, my god, and my own existence, and still you will not move. i am at the end of my mind, i cannot go back and there is nothing in tomorrow (save you) that can attract me beyond today. i have listened to the wind, i have watched the dark brooding clouds, i have felt the earth beneath me for a sign, a gesture, but there is only silence. why do you hesitate, am i a poor lover, am i ugly, am i too weak, too strong, do you know why? if you want me, take me, i am yours...

if you dont want me, please break the spell that binds me. to cage a wild animal is a sin, to tame him is divine. my love is yours

(signed with only a heart)

Written by Eric Clapton to Pattie Boyd while she was married to George Harrison. Pattie Boyd is the muse who inspired Clapton's Layla, Wonderful Tonight, and Something by George Harrison. Im reading her memoir right now and its fascinating. Pattie eventually left George to be with Eric. Do you blame her after words like that?

Pattie Boyd

but your solitude will be a hold and home for you even amid very unfamiliar conditions and from there you will find all your ways.

~Rainer Maria Rilke