The boy gave me three vials filled with colored water. She followed behind, shooting photos with a wide angled lens. I’m not sure what they were scheming, but they were giggling the whole time.
I can’t believe how quickly time flies. Last year, work was grinding down my body and psyche. Fortunately I only had three weeks left before jumping out to the airport.
I was trying to do right for the Division on the way out, but it was time to decouple.
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We played Marco Polo at home
Marco’s white cane was
a roll of old drawings.
She started next to the bed
I walked circles around Marco
until cornered by the bathtub.
He cheated,
hiding in the closet,
standing on the toilet.
Never said Polo!
Finally caught,
he grabbed Marco’s shirt
and followed her around,
a little red caboose.
We finally made him Marco
He squinted, not blind,
swinging his cane as a baton.
Ouch!
—August 2023
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