Feeling remarkably young, missing mom.
So I didn't get a phone call at 1 am this morning, although I woke up anyways. It's my birthday and this is the first time in 24 years that mom hasn't woken me from a perfectly good and gentle sleep at an atrocious hour of the morning to say happy birthday. Yes that includes year 0 when I was happily sleeping until they yanked me from the womb.
On the other hand I got a morning back snuggle from sebastian the alarm cat, so I can't say I'm neglected. I must remind bekah to check his claws again, they're private and I'm not allowed. (Read: any attempt by me to look at claws is subject to extreme cat retaliation.) It's lent a rather surreal quality to the entire day. Going to San Antonio this weekend to see Dad hasn't made it any more normal. Ah well.
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I stopped today in a rain storm,
whirling, gyring, splashing through puddles,
those keystones of my youth,
I found respite in these actions of my childhood.
I stopped today by an old man,
sitting, thinking, waiting for his bus,
he defined actions of his own,
even if I didn't understand them, they suited him.
I stopped today
and that was all.
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So Putnam called me to wish me a happy birthday, neatly reminding me that I'd forgotten to get back to him on his (Jan 6th) so that's a point for him. I should try harder with these things I suppose, but this holiday's been busy so it's hard.
More as it comes to me
On the other hand I got a morning back snuggle from sebastian the alarm cat, so I can't say I'm neglected. I must remind bekah to check his claws again, they're private and I'm not allowed. (Read: any attempt by me to look at claws is subject to extreme cat retaliation.) It's lent a rather surreal quality to the entire day. Going to San Antonio this weekend to see Dad hasn't made it any more normal. Ah well.
--
I stopped today in a rain storm,
whirling, gyring, splashing through puddles,
those keystones of my youth,
I found respite in these actions of my childhood.
I stopped today by an old man,
sitting, thinking, waiting for his bus,
he defined actions of his own,
even if I didn't understand them, they suited him.
I stopped today
and that was all.
--
So Putnam called me to wish me a happy birthday, neatly reminding me that I'd forgotten to get back to him on his (Jan 6th) so that's a point for him. I should try harder with these things I suppose, but this holiday's been busy so it's hard.
More as it comes to me