Am I a good man?
Does such a list exist? How does self grade self? Please teach me.
Please, grandfather, please show me.
Please feel, I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I never asked you.
My heart shares your shrapnel, grandpa. Purple.
Reflecting yours, in its own form….
When I wake up,
will you please tell me,
if I did well?
🌙 🪔 🪷
Earlier this year, over 30 wonderful humans I know were hit with a RiF. I was one of them. This post is not about that or any company. I know the specific quiet that comes after. The inbox that goes still. The way a Tuesday stops making sense. The strange,
I park at the curb near her driveway. A brown anole boasting, getting its reps in on a white bucket. She's kneeling down, wood not yet placed across the frames. A canvas covered with spray paint. She offers a chair first, and does the same. The wood holding
Crushed under the weight of empty boxes. Tears. Borrowed from the ocean. Birthed by the moon. A sign hangs over the presents. Happy in orange, birthday in blue, Drew in green. 　　　　[I see nothing happy.] 　　　　[Can I bring myself to open them?] "Maybe after dinner." 　　　　[Will I even
