And if it’s just us— two loners stuck in the monotony of “I love you”s— I won’t mind. I’d align every star just to catch a glance of you.
A midnight, as we pass through the crowd, others steal their giggles, while we lean into silence. And in that silence, our heartbeats catch a rhythm— and I listen, endlessly, or until we end.
Don’t let your lips claim mine tonight. This innocent breeze kisses us better. That kiss you left on my forehead— it’s the only delight I know. So hold onto me, still. Let shame belong to those who stare, and love to us.
Oh, nothing says “I want you” like your iris nearly escaping your eyes at my sight. And nothing says “I’m here” like your hums to my nonsense.
And if you leave—no grudges held. But if you stay— Oh, I’m in dandelions, braiding dandelions or peonies or forget-me-nots, or none at all. Peony loops on our wrists — soft proof we chose each other. Who needs rings when love already fits?
I won’t be your shadow. I’ll be half of you.
Something whispers in this rain: Would you and I be there when the butterflies settle in? Would you and I be there when the bubble bursts? Would you and I ever be us?
Look into my eyes and tell me— Would you let me collapse on your shoulder in the metro? Would you wrap your arms around me when I come back home, tired of myself? When I return, hating the world, would you shut me up with your warmth? Would you be my comfort? Would you compensate for the me I lost trying to become yours?
I don’t believe in “love you”s anymore. Would you say it still—if you trusted me?
When tomorrow comes, and ego fills the room, when lips—those liars— lose the courage to say “I love you,” would you see the love etched in my eyes instead?
I can’t promise you all giggles. But if we cry— we’ll cry together at His threshold, not in shrines that disown us.
I want you. Lay your head on my chest. Shut your mind. So… can we cuddle forever?
And if it’s just us— two loners stuck in the monotony of “I love you”s— I won’t mind. I’d align every star just to catch a glance of you.
A midnight, as we pass through the crowd, others steal their giggles, while we lean into silence. And in that silence, our heartbeats catch a rhythm— and I listen, endlessly, or until we end.
Don’t let your lips claim mine tonight. This innocent breeze kisses us better. That kiss you left on my forehead— it’s the only delight I know. So hold onto me, still. Let shame belong to those who stare, and love to us.
Oh, nothing says “I want you” like your iris nearly escaping your eyes at my sight. And nothing says “I’m here” like your hums to my nonsense.
And if you leave—no grudges held. But if you stay— Oh, I’m in dandelions, braiding dandelions or peonies or forget-me-nots, or none at all. Peony loops on our wrists — soft proof we chose each other. Who needs rings when love already fits?
I won’t be your shadow. I’ll be half of you.
Something whispers in this rain: Would you and I be there when the butterflies settle in? Would you and I be there when the bubble bursts? Would you and I ever be us?
Look into my eyes and tell me— Would you let me collapse on your shoulder in the metro? Would you wrap your arms around me when I come back home, tired of myself? When I return, hating the world, would you shut me up with your warmth? Would you be my comfort? Would you compensate for the me I lost trying to become yours?
I don’t believe in “love you”s anymore. Would you say it still—if you trusted me?
When tomorrow comes, and ego fills the room, when lips—those liars— lose the courage to say “I love you,” would you see the love etched in my eyes instead?
I can’t promise you all giggles. But if we cry— we’ll cry together at His threshold, not in shrines that disown us.
I want you. Lay your head on my chest. Shut your mind. So… can we cuddle forever?
Investors took profits on Friday while they could ahead of the weekend, explained Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report Research. Saturday and Sunday could easily bring unfortunate news on the war front—and traders would rather be able to sell any recent winnings at Friday’s earlier prices than wait for a potentially lower price at Monday’s open. Additionally, investors are often instructed to deposit monies into personal bank accounts of individuals who claim to represent a legitimate entity, and/or into an unrelated corporate account. To lend credence and to lure unsuspecting victims, perpetrators usually claim that their entity and/or the investment schemes are approved by financial authorities. You may recall that, back when Facebook started changing WhatsApp’s terms of service, a number of news outlets reported on, and even recommended, switching to Telegram. Pavel Durov even said that users should delete WhatsApp “unless you are cool with all of your photos and messages becoming public one day.” But Telegram can’t be described as a more-secure version of WhatsApp. On February 27th, Durov posted that Channels were becoming a source of unverified information and that the company lacks the ability to check on their veracity. He urged users to be mistrustful of the things shared on Channels, and initially threatened to block the feature in the countries involved for the length of the war, saying that he didn’t want Telegram to be used to aggravate conflict or incite ethnic hatred. He did, however, walk back this plan when it became clear that they had also become a vital communications tool for Ukrainian officials and citizens to help coordinate their resistance and evacuations. At the start of 2018, the company attempted to launch an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) which would enable it to enable payments (and earn the cash that comes from doing so). The initial signals were promising, especially given Telegram’s user base is already fairly crypto-savvy. It raised an initial tranche of cash – worth more than a billion dollars – to help develop the coin before opening sales to the public. Unfortunately, third-party sales of coins bought in those initial fundraising rounds raised the ire of the SEC, which brought the hammer down on the whole operation. In 2020, officials ordered Telegram to pay a fine of $18.5 million and hand back much of the cash that it had raised.
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