I thought At's poster was a bit... leaky,
but he got so many compliments on it.
Not to be too sappy about it,
but I love my students.
_
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Friday, January 20, 2017
Made it through today
I don't teach today, thankfully. K held a wake/media boycott of sorts at the bookstore and came bearing postcards for our senators. I showed up there, but was still shellshocked from the inauguration. I believe in deus ex machina. Then I went back to my office and read held a book.
After dinner (Chipotle # Resistance Party), left Nu with Big A after dinner and went to go see Split with At... Who had seen it with friends earlier today (At is a huge Shyamalan fanboy). Not that reality isn't scary enough.
We tried to get into the 9:20 show, but it was sold out (!) and so we sat through LaLaLa-the mediocre high school musical movie--before we went to the 11:55 showing. And *then* went food shopping at 2:00 a.m. and marinated and prepped until about 4:00 a.m.
Exhaustion will get me through whatever day it is right now.
_
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Monday, January 16, 2017
Consumed
The children have left me
with this changed body
that holds onto their shapes
as though they're still inside
And the gulp of lovepride
worrylove happybrightfear
and other odd couplings
on the lip of my heart
___________________________________
Yesterday, lingering after dinner, smirky and teasing (and full of love), At and Nu told me that even if I was in a nursing home on Thanksgiving, they'd make sure to visit me (and feed me mashed potatoes).
with this changed body
that holds onto their shapes
as though they're still inside
And the gulp of lovepride
worrylove happybrightfear
and other odd couplings
on the lip of my heart
___________________________________
Yesterday, lingering after dinner, smirky and teasing (and full of love), At and Nu told me that even if I was in a nursing home on Thanksgiving, they'd make sure to visit me (and feed me mashed potatoes).
Sunday, January 15, 2017
One more reason this week's going to be terrible for us...
Both of us
had put a copy of
in the other's surprise
Christmas stocking...
_
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Reader
The sky has never been a wall
it has no borders to speak of
it takes my troubles everywhere
It's true that light is rationed--
but it's abundant by my birthday
(though scant at Christmas)
So I can read a book all day,
All Day. In a cinnamon haze
my sweet, dusty feast
_
it has no borders to speak of
it takes my troubles everywhere
It's true that light is rationed--
but it's abundant by my birthday
(though scant at Christmas)
So I can read a book all day,
All Day. In a cinnamon haze
my sweet, dusty feast
_
Friday, January 13, 2017
Moving
Today I have been moving
things across the table
as though a sudden ballerina
a flex of muscle and will
the shock of movement
Tomorrow's move might
well be a glacier
skeletal, powerful,
a dance in the register
of eras
Also, I love this silly song.
_
things across the table
as though a sudden ballerina
a flex of muscle and will
the shock of movement
Tomorrow's move might
well be a glacier
skeletal, powerful,
a dance in the register
of eras
Also, I love this silly song.
_
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