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TIMELESS by Xanphre, literature
Literature
TIMELESS
I don't understand, Universe
The things you do
Is it always me?
Or do you have something to do with it too?
I try to understand
That love isn't transactional
It just is.
So forgive me my ignorance
Does there always have to be
So much goddamned pain?
And does every day essentially have to be the same
With so much needless suffering
With so much confusion
So much doubt?
If love isn't transactional
Why do I always feel that I have to shout
Get so angry, so enraged?
Like a man that is unable
to do anything
Like a prisoner, trapped in a cage
The centerpiece in this carnival
With nothing left to say
Feel
Pray, or think
I have a suspicion
That I will never truly know you
And it's times like this
When I don't think I ever want to
My understanding of love seems to be
So diverse from yours
When I don't see any rhyme or reason
I'm reminded of the cold bars surrounding
My prison
And yet
I believe that I committed no crime
But to live
Sometimes never knowing, never even understanding
Why I
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Try the new cross-platform DeviantArt app! by team, journal
Try the new cross-platform DeviantArt app!
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A Seller's Guide to DeviantArt Subscriptions by team, journal
A Seller's Guide to DeviantArt Subscriptions
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Adoptable Creator Showcase: June 2024 by moonbeam13, journal
Adoptable Creator Showcase: June 2024
This monthly series highlights artists from the Adoptables community. Learn more about these artists, the art they make, and what inspires them to create. You’ll love this handpicked collection of adoptables, so consider buying some of their work!
@HiMadmen
Hello, I'm an artist specializing in drawing male trickster characters, having started my journey four years ago with a graphics tablet and a desire for both self-expression and earning an income. Selling my first adoptable for six dollars was a proud moment, and I set out to stand out in the market by focusing on drawing courageous male figures. Despite criticism for not conforming to traditional adoptable norms, I found joy in crafting detailed characters and building immersive worlds. Along the way, I've experienced highs like receiving my first AB and being featured with a Daily Deviation, as well as lows including struggles with depression triggered by social media setbacks. Despite these challenges, my passion for
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New preset tools: templates, watermarks, and more! by team, journal
New preset tools: templates, watermarks, and more!
You can now set multiple preset templates in the Studio!
The presets feature lets you easily set defaults for each deviation you submit, saving time and energy when uploading and submitting files. When the Studio launched, a common request from deviants was the ability to have different presets for different needs, and now you can! Set up different presets for when you submit photography, traditional art, adoptables, and more.
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Epilogue: ...Dreams in their Empty House by BBV79, literature
Literature
Epilogue: ...Dreams in their Empty House
The sea stretched out far into the seemingly endless expanse, a desolate expanse of blackness and somber, calm yet pristine waves. Even as the murky protoplasmic waters seemed to move, strange pebbles stirred the pristine surface, it remained devoid of even the faintest of whispers. There was no breath of life, no gust of wind, only a cold stillness that pervaded every inch of this desolate existence on which the dark traveler stood unmoving in his shapeless dark robes and dim red stola.
Above him the empty sky imitated the utter desolation where infinite possibilities reformulated themselves shone down its black light as the strange stars arose over the horizon. Before him, gargantuan edifices arose keeping the queer peace of the waters and the air; no drops cascading on its spires twisting into themselves, leaning east and west, burrowing south and north in maddening courses.
Some rose beyond the threshold of the primordial ocean bereft of life, thriving with an existence