why we give power to monsters

The 100,000 year war. "Perhaps the most significant invention in hominid history after the control of fire was the bone needle, that allowed for the sewing of form-fitting clothing."

cold bloom let the deep
perfect like a sleeping child
have as steel a star
not yet all my useless and
song shadowed winters are come

(fridge magnet tanka, 2003)

'"...frogs have very interesting eyes; they can see colors in the dark, something humans certainly can’t do, and it’s possible no other animals can do..."

(ashgabat via)