I was a few rows behind, off to the right. You couldn’t see me. From this angle, your face was unfamiliar.
Archive for the ‘Isolation/Belonging’ Category
You didn’t see me
Posted in Death/Loss/Grief, Isolation/Belonging, Mortality, Relationships on May 23, 2015 | 1 Comment »
Eclipsed
Posted in Isolation/Belonging, Moon/moonlight, Natural World on March 22, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Maybe I’d have seen the eclipse if I lived somewhere between Iceland and Norway, two countries that I’ve spent at most 15 minutes of my 50-plus years contemplating, and most of those lost wondering how cold I’d be and what kind of pajamas would I need to sleep in an ice hotel and could I […]
Ink Stains / Ink is my Ink
Posted in Isolation/Belonging, Lions, Writing on December 23, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
I swore I’d never take off the very first ring from a boy I loved. When I did, it revealed the tell-tale band of oxidized green. The mark left by imitation precious metal lasted longer than the mark made by love’s early imitation.
Innocence, Singing
Posted in Angels, Death/Loss/Grief, Isolation/Belonging, Religion, The Arts on November 15, 2014 | 1 Comment »
I forget that the reason to go somewhere is not because I know what the event will be like, not because I know in advance the kind of conversation I’ll have with friends. The reason to drag my sometimes depleted self out into the world is because that’s the only place to find angels with […]
Continental Drift
Posted in Death/Loss/Grief, Existential, Isolation/Belonging, Relationships, Religion, Space/Universe on August 15, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
The wind wrestles rain from the leaves Dropping them audibly, distinctly, on my skin, hair, glasses, toes. No one can identify the onset of wind.