“Times of suffering will come, use them To grow into a better version of yourself. Use the dirt to grow flowers. Let the storm water them. Watch them grow in the sunshine.” — Eric Overby Copy Share Image
“To the poet, Every act is poetry; From cutting the grass, To cleaning a headstone. From walking, To breathing... ...No matter the situation, “Yes,… — Eric Overby Copy Share Image
“The early Christians took this story and used it as the backdrop for the doctrine of ‘The Trinity.’ For me, though, this myth has nothing to do with the belief in the father, son, and holy spirit. Rublev’s hospitality icon is important to me because by receiving the three strangers, Abraham and Sarah further their own narrative. The story of… — Eric Overby Copy Share
“Our lives are constantly in a state of change and evolution. The things that cause you to identify as “you” are temporary, moving foundations. “You” were once just a mere collection of microscopic cells. Then you were a baby, and then a teenager, and so on. I am not the person that I was at 5, 16, or 24 years… — Eric Overby Copy Share
“To the poet, Every act is poetry; From cutting the grass, To cleaning a headstone. From walking, To breathing. Every act is something worth holding In the mind’s eye and letting go Onto paper or into the imperfect Reflective stream of memory. Every act done simply, Reminding them of their place here And the impermanence Of experience and of the… — Eric Overby Copy Share
“To know your mind, you need a little distance. You need to be a step or two away and be able to notice what your mind is doing without being so lost or involved in it that you can’t see it. It’s like trying to see your eyes. If you want to see yourself, you need to create some space,… — Eric Overby Copy Share
“Someone grabbed his coat Again, he stops his journey To be there with her” — Eric Overby Copy Share Image
“Times of suffering will come, use them To grow into a better version of yourself. Use the dirt to grow flowers. Let the storm… — Eric Overby Copy Share Image
“Become something worth remembering. Leave something worth carrying on.” — Eric Overby Copy Share Image
“If you haven’t learned something From periods of suffering, If you haven’t wrung the juices Of your own pain and drank them For your… — Eric Overby Copy Share Image
“Publishing a book, Watching its ways Force me to look At a screen for days "Be still, be still", My heart screams for life But I must check its sales, It's reviews, its likes. Another Instagram poet Who's dying And doesn't know it, Untying an underlying Knot of desire To be liked and admired For people to love what transpires… — Eric Overby Copy Share
“Protesting often times takes a stance of offense; a form of violence that may not always be physical but is a form of violence… — Eric Overby Copy Share Image
“She wrote his name on a piece of paper and lit it with a match. The letters curled as they turned dark and misshapen… — Eric Overby Copy Share Image