It's time to leave the toxic people behind by Tangled-Tales, literature
Literature
It's time to leave the toxic people behind
Life is a continuous cycle,
a carousel that never stops spinning,
of being in situations
where you are treated unfairly
by those you (thought)
held you close
and even if
you keep treating them kindly,
they will never return the favor
these toxic people
exhale poisonous gas,
that will begin to fill your lungs-
this hazardous air
can not even be purified
by your own clean breath
So dear:
It's time to find somewhere
where the air is fresh
as flowers and grass,
and you can be the sun-
appreciated for the life
and bright light
that you are,
It's time to leave the toxic people behind.
I'm tired of pretending to be something I'm not.
Tired of pretending the rage isn't boiling just beneath the surface.
Tired of pasting on a fake smile,just to hide my demons,behind a civilized facade.
I'm tired of being tired,tired of no sleep.
Tired of wanting to rage and scream,yet never able to make a peep.
I'm done with being who you want me to be,
Cuz I can't be that person anymore .
I need to spread my wings,
I need to be who I really am,
I'm done with being the doormat,
I'm done with saying yes when I really wanna say no!
I'm done with hiding behind my walls and mask,
I wanna fly,I wanna fight for who I am inside .
I won't bow down anymore,
I won't break if I fall.
I will rise.
Don't Get Scammed Out of Commissions + Art Trades by YaoiMeowmaster, journal
Don't Get Scammed Out of Commissions + Art Trades
Note: This is a crosspost from my old advice website. I'll try posting here instead, since I already have a pretty big watch base :P Please enjoy.
With all of the terrible things you hear about artists having commissions they have yet to do for over a year and continue to take some regardless or the “friends” who suddenly disappear once you do their side of an art trade, it’s no wonder that some people will in turn become paranoid about contributing to the art economy. Here is a guide that you can use to help you decide whether or not to go ahead and send that email asking for a commission or trade
1. Google That Artist
D
you are
only human.
There is no such
thing as stardust
floating in your veins or
gloomy poetry stitched
right into your heart.
Your blood is made of
iron - unbreakable,
unbending and unmatched
by any other stronghold,
for you are a fortress
that they will never invade.
Stand up,
darling;
wipe those tears away
and know that
you are the only one
who can reinforce these walls.
“Sometimes we lay aside our own troubles when we wipe away another's tears.”
—Seneca
By techgnotic (https://www.deviantart.com/techgnotic)
Apart...
Is no longer alone
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his life is not easy; a winding, sometimes whimsical, sometimes tragic journey that ultimately finds terminus in the same common destination for each of us. No matter the brave, fierce constructs we build and serve that would have us believe we are each one of us all alone as we make this journey, we make our way toward the end of all things side-by-side in our community of the living each day defying death. Our paths may be wildly divergent—the way of the hungry and impov