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  • Death and Rebirth

    In this life, I have died many times. Image captured by me at Green-wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

  • I See the Light But…

    I finally see the sun through the forest. Slivers of light make their way through the dense packing of the trees. A clearing is in the distance. But—there seems to be a magnetic force around me. That’s what it is right? That’s why can’t I step towards the clearing. … what else could be preventing…

  • Into the Darkness

    I saw the light with you; but also saw the underworld. We plunged into the darkness, ventured into the unknown. Something about it was so beautifully scary; intoxicating. But it was time to take a break, to embrace the light again. You made your home in the darkness, established your throne.

  • Just Being.

    Don’t worry, my quiet and melancholy nature doesn’t always mean something is brewing beneath the surface.

  • Own Worst Enemy

    Feelings are just that, feelings. It’s also because of them, that we do the things we do. It’s because of our feelings, our desires for one another, that we hope to execute shared dreams; that we invest and feed each other’s souls. What do we do when it all seems to be in jeopardy? When…

  • What is Strength?

    So much time spent trying to be strong, when maybe we’re afraid.Or unsure.Or because we fear being vulnerable. But what if being strong also means being receptive?Understanding that emotions are complex and sometimes messy.That it takes strength to sort through these feelings and understand them better.As humans, we have a penchant for making things harder…

  • Homeless

    Sometimes, a home isn’t a home; only a place to rest your head.   Shot by me in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

  • Unknown Paths

    It’s all unknown. We’re simply left with the desires of what we may or may not want in our lives – present and future tense. And then we make decisions. Shot by me in Prospect Park, Brooklyn

  • Support Systems

    We all need a support system. Sometimes we shut down and need to be alone; sometimes we need the support of our loved ones. Even if we don’t want to ask. The ones who care about our well being, our mental states. Those who may not always agree with what we do, but are there…

  • Be Kind to Yourself

    I have to stay motivated, keep myself focused and remember to be kind to myself, because it’s hard. I’m no longer in my twenties and I think life is finally starting to break me down a little bit. Even though I try not to let it.I have to believe that I can manifest greatness in…

  • Gratitude

    Thank you for being you,for unknowingly being a muse,for cracking through my fortress. Thank you for believing in me, for encouraging me to be more active about things I was passive about.I’m still a work in progress, sometimes I fall off, but I think about what you’d say if you saw me slacking. Shot by…

  • To be like water

    Don’t let self-doubts get in the way of fully achieving your desires.Don’t be too rigid,It all slips away when you hold on too tightly.Be fluid, like water. Pic taken by me at Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

  • Transient

    Life and death, everything is so transient.   Pic taken by me in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY

  • Observation

    There’s something about the way you observe people, you notice the little things; it intrigues me.   Pic taken by me, Prospect Park  

  • Foggy Mind

    I got lost in the dense, opaqueness All the thoughts in my mind, obfuscated.

  • Warning

    Beware of unspoken expectations. Pic shot by me in Financial District, NYC.

  • NYC Summer

    Inescapable heat intensified by concrete and steel. Throngs of people crowd the streets, dirt envelops all surfaces, the scent of rancid garbage permeates the air. Despite it all, rain is beautiful on a steamy day; the petrichor feeds my soul, relief has washed over my body.  Shot by me at The Brooklyn Barge, Brooklyn NY

  • In the Present

    Slaves to time,a concept thatquietly dictates our lives.Getting things done, while waiting for it to pass,so we can overcome feelings of malaise, and look forward to pleasantries. We anticipate events and outcomes;self-induced anxiety.We live as if time really is a linear conceptBut what is time really?How do you define it? It’s overwhelming,an omnipresent shadow.If there’s…

  • The Conditions Weren’t Right

    The Conditions Weren’t Right

    I watched it die Once a big bountiful plant, it soon shrank in size Flowers ceased to blossom from its petals I couldn’t cultivate new ones I tried my hardest – I watered it when dry, yet not enough light I placed it in the sun With light too direct, the leaves burned Given the…

  • Torment

    When was there a time that we spent together, where we weren’t being tormented by our demons.   Shot by me in the Vatican Museum, Rome, Italy (Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden)