Excerpt from The Complete Poems by Anne Sexton

cats will really walk on your tits without a word of apology

Matilda (1996) dir. Danny DeVito

Me, immediately after seeing Birds of Prey:

“I’m finally going to write! I have a great idea!”

me age 15 sitting alone in an oversized hoodie listening to pompeii by bastille through my broken apple earbuds at school feeling deeply depressed but also thinking i was the most interesting and unique person alive

I want a home mostly just to welcome people into it. There will be bowls of candy for guests, and the cookie jar is full. I’ll always say “I was just about to make a coffee/tea/cocoa, would you like one?” when somebody walks in. There’s lemonade and iced tea made fresh on hot days. Once it hits That Hour and they start saying they really should be going, I’ll remind them that the futon is always open, and I’m making cinnamon rolls tomorrow. There’s champagne and sparkling juice hidden on a high shelf just in case somebody announces their engagement or their pregnancy or their new job while they’re here. There is an extra chair in the living room, at the table, and on the deck, and it’s for you. I want to be able to say “if you’re ever in trouble, come to me.”

I’ll always share his wise words.

God bless this man who did bring so much joy to so many people. His legacy will remain.

May he be with his beloved wife again.

Thanks for the happiness, Mr. Lee. ♥