Tumblr (3.0; @unopenedtulips)http://unopenedtulips.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5088ae7be90dc1ec612a759b9734f31a/tumblr_mokym5iG3F1qht37so1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e306690561adcce74260a83e001d10d9/tumblr_mokym5iG3F1qht37so2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Picture Perfect</p> <p><br/> -Schwerin, DE</p>http://unopenedtulips.com/post/53265492587http://unopenedtulips.com/post/53265492587Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:37:17 -0400schwerinduetschlandoutdoorpictureframeartgermanyMecklenburg-Vorpommernhe judges her like her personal critic while he edits himself of the very same things he aims to...http://unopenedtulips.com/post/53188195638http://unopenedtulips.com/post/53188195638Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:09:00 -0400criticsmrelationshipsselfprojection<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2a0db05645298c11cb58800c4e6500fb/tumblr_moc265fazU1qht37so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>three’s good company</p>http://unopenedtulips.com/post/52865469575http://unopenedtulips.com/post/52865469575Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:15:41 -0400familybabythreeofuswe sat on the balcony. not together, just at the same time. occupying space, like furniture and...http://unopenedtulips.com/post/52238648095http://unopenedtulips.com/post/52238648095Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:29:58 -0400disconnectedrelationships“If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will...http://unopenedtulips.com/post/52238141635http://unopenedtulips.com/post/52238141635Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:22:51 -0400inspirationquotesmichaeljordanbelieveinyourselfexpectationsDoes remembering make me wise Does forgetting make me naive The learned say Know when to...http://unopenedtulips.com/post/51960832199http://unopenedtulips.com/post/51960832199Sun, 02 Jun 2013 07:24:50 -0400forgivingforgettingrememberexperienceloveIt is easier for me to tell you what he likes about me; that is a short list.http://unopenedtulips.com/post/51239858885http://unopenedtulips.com/post/51239858885Fri, 24 May 2013 14:48:27 -0400expectationsrelationshipslove<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3b91c1a21dfa25c00763f1a26d84870c/tumblr_mmu05yS0521qht37so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Die Elbe</p>http://unopenedtulips.com/post/50485635620http://unopenedtulips.com/post/50485635620Wed, 15 May 2013 04:41:58 -0400hamburgdieelbeelbespringgermanymy need is short lived my tongue long still salivating after he pulls his lips away his diet was...http://unopenedtulips.com/post/49602932676http://unopenedtulips.com/post/49602932676Sat, 04 May 2013 12:40:10 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/42edcf766fa47001e99b9441b9c61a50/tumblr_mm9v3kFZpP1qht37so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Symptoms of Spring <p>Die Alster</p>http://unopenedtulips.com/post/49585667648http://unopenedtulips.com/post/49585667648Sat, 04 May 2013 07:40:32 -0400diealsterhamburggermanyvespaYou know what happens. I recede like beach water, at low tide. I recede so far back that I no longer...http://unopenedtulips.com/post/49436455102http://unopenedtulips.com/post/49436455102Thu, 02 May 2013 09:52:00 -0400defenselovebeachwater<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d82032f602f8d4afc9f4873f7e48fecf/tumblr_mm2xfgkldq1qht37so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>it’s only in the middle of the night <br/> when the house has been darkened for several hours <br/> and he is sleeping next me, soundly on his belly <br/> it’s when i’ve been up for the third or fourth time <br/> my barefoot feet sounding like the shuffles of someone carrying an immense weight<br/> physical <br/> like a woman in her ninth month<br/> or a man who has lived for eight decades<br/> our bladders no longer our control<br/> this is when the fear overtakes me<br/> when the aloneness defines me<br/> reminds me <br/> of the truth <br/> that only insomniacs <br/> are forced to know<br/> in less than two weeks<br/> i will be sharing my nights<br/> interrupting my dreams<br/> for a being, strange to me<br/> just beginning theirs</p>http://unopenedtulips.com/post/49268931139http://unopenedtulips.com/post/49268931139Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:47:00 -0400middleofthenightthoughtsmotherhoodanticipationlifechangesbaby<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9fdc7b93aa56a83129614352366f6aa9/tumblr_mltgmrHw591qht37so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>thanks to my good friend <a href="http://blog.nickdesigns.net">@npdistefano</a> for this book care package from the states!</p>http://unopenedtulips.com/post/48855734777http://unopenedtulips.com/post/48855734777Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:06:00 -0400bookscarepackagenpdistefano<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/464277032f31d26291b01afcb3be4c8b/tumblr_mlm25gx0cQ1qht37so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Eating in</p>http://unopenedtulips.com/post/48527998955http://unopenedtulips.com/post/48527998955Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:10:28 -0400sundaylunchSilence silence silence His words tell me Bind me I ask in protest Can I not express myself? His...http://unopenedtulips.com/post/47206314386http://unopenedtulips.com/post/47206314386Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:31:12 -0400relationshipssilencevoiceShe never liked numbers. Whether they were alone or accompanied by graphs. Numbers signified for her...http://unopenedtulips.com/post/47192413086http://unopenedtulips.com/post/47192413086Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:26:00 -0400birthmotherhoodbabynumberspregnancyfear<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2d4d33ec8ae5feb1617e6cca4cc5277d/tumblr_mkl8v6b7YR1qht37so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Hunt, Year 2: I’ve discovered and devoured Alpenmilch chocolate</p>http://unopenedtulips.com/post/46862686550http://unopenedtulips.com/post/46862686550Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:04:18 -0400eastereasteregghuntchocolatesalpenmilchmilka<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f473a513f4feeba4d0506f51a39d330c/tumblr_mkfa83Bito1qht37so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The role of men and the role of women in labor.</p>http://unopenedtulips.com/post/46587869214http://unopenedtulips.com/post/46587869214Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:48:03 -0400labordeliveryrolesofmenrolesofwomenEvery once in a while Like a hiccup In my minds eye I see them two together In that one room bar...http://unopenedtulips.com/post/45342743452http://unopenedtulips.com/post/45342743452Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:47:55 -0400lovebetrayalmemoriessadnessloyaltyHeart weeps. Head tries to help heart. Head tells heart how it is again: You will lose the ones you...http://unopenedtulips.com/post/45275628131http://unopenedtulips.com/post/45275628131Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:16:12 -0400lydiadavisshortstorywritinginspirationhearthead