Lots of things might happen. That’s the thing about writers. They’re unpredictable. They might bring you eggs in bed for breakfast, or they might all but ignore you for days.
They might bring you eggs in bed at three in the morning. Or they might wake you up for sex at three in the morning. Or make love at four in the afternoon. They might not sleep at all. Or they might sleep right through the alarm and forget to get you up for work. Or call you home from work to kill a spider.
Or refuse to speak to you after finding out you’ve never seen To Kill A Mockingbird. Or spend the last of the rent money on five kinds of soap. Or sell your textbooks for cash halfway through the semester. Or leave you love notes in your pockets.
Or wash your pants with Post-It notes in the pockets so your laundry comes out covered in bits of wet paper. They might cry if the Post-It notes are unread all over your pants. It’s an unpredictable life.
But what happens if a writer falls in love with you? This is a little more predictable. You will find your hemp necklace with the glass mushroom pendant around the neck of someone at a bus stop in a short story. Your favorite shoes will mysteriously disappear, and show up in a poem.
The watch you always wear, the watch you own but never wear, the fact that you’ve never worn a watch: they suddenly belong to characters you’ve never known. And yet they’re you. They’re not you; they’re someone else entirely, but they toss their hair like you. They use the same colloquialisms as you.
They scratch their nose when they lie like you. Sometimes they will be narrators; sometimes protagonists, sometimes villains. Sometimes they will be nobodies, an unimportant, static prop. This might amuse you at first. Or confuse you. You might be bewildered when books turn into mirrors. You might try to see yourself how your beloved writer sees you when you read a poem about someone who has your middle name or prose about someone who has never seen To Kill A Mockingbird.
These poems and novels and short stories, they will scatter into the wind. You will wonder if you’re wandering through the pages of some story you’ve never even read. There’s no way to know. And no way to erase it. Even if you leave, a part of you will always be left behind.
If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die.
CREDITS
Photos taken by: Sefi Curada
Styling by: Prei Araneta Lio
Assisted by: Fung Kay Choi
The poem is taken from an anonymous person's Tumblr post.
Thanks to Opal of OpalByOpal.com for the idea:))
Wait. Honestly I don't know what's the connection between your shoot with its content here haha Kasi I can't help myself to see the wonderful photos than reading your post. Sorry! I was just amazed! @@ As in super! How do you do that? Infairnes I like it! Superb! :)
ReplyDeletei know patty. the whole idea was from another blogger, Opal. She usually fuses her photos with poems and prose. I think all things beautiful must come together :)thank you very much. you'll only need few assistants to achieve that look ;)
Deletei love the wind-blown effect on the dress... how'd ya do it? :-)
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you didn't look thin in the photos! :-)
thanks cham! :) i don't look thin cause I ain't anymore :)) gained some weight over the months after school.. which is my greatest wish! :)
Deletenice nice poem Kai! :) and the photos are just WOW!!! I love everything! :) reminds me of PARISIAN's peg sa summer collection nila :)
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thank you so much, rhea! :)) hearing from someone who's a pro at this made my day . hehe :))
Deleteprang butterfly lang. :D loved this set of photos forever! <3 awesome.. love the poem too. cute ng post-its notes idea ^_^
ReplyDeletethank you cedie! :)) kaya mo rin ang ganitong photos noh, ikaw pa!? HAHA
DeleteYour stylist is a close friend of mine.He himself keeps on telling us how proud he is of the outcome and I have to say the photos are worthy to be proud of. Perfect poses, style and photography! :))I'm so impressed. Wow!
ReplyDeleteHi there! thanks for stopping by! :) im glad prei loved the outcome. i must say he did a really great job :)thanks for the kind words :)
DeleteWow! You look absolutely beautiful Kai! And the accompanying poem is really good too. :P More photoshoots!!!
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thank you soooo much mich! so happy to read your comment here :)) yes, we're planning a photoshoot this coming sunday, 25th. for my fragrance line :)) EXCITED!
Deletewoahhh..so sexy :))
ReplyDeleteomg! you look so divine!
ReplyDeletei can't explain it pero you just look so heavenly! @_@
Beautiful photos! Magaling siguro yung photographer! :)
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