dead cities lie on dirty sands
i'm in the bay area. my trip to italy was canceled and i am relieved. i wanted to go to italy, but i need to be close to my mother.
walked along alameda beach yesterday. it is so dirty there yet there were families playing. i compared it to the beaches in new zealand and hawaii. it was an odd day. came across a massive dead stingray with a huge gaping bloody wound and it was smiling at me. got my feet dirty and sat on some wood with a friend, the wind blowing my hair into my eyes. into his. the days are hot and we spend them sitting on the porch with cold beers listening to records. taking walks in downtown oakland. going to the bar at nite and seeing old faces, old friends, old lovers. san francisco is beautiful right now. thrift town tomorrow. tonite my dad "chewed the ass out" of my sister and screamed on about our "dysfunctional family". earlier in the day we argued over president bush. i asked if he realized how many people have resigned from office and my father replied with "i support bush i know his family" and i said personal relationships aside do you know what he is actually doing? and he just yelled and screamed about how he hates liberals and that there are too many of them. hm. in the meantime my mother who is undergoing chemo is trying to sleep in her room. i am so glad to not live here but i am so glad to take care of my mother. life is bittersweet. oakland will always be carved into my heart.
walked along alameda beach yesterday. it is so dirty there yet there were families playing. i compared it to the beaches in new zealand and hawaii. it was an odd day. came across a massive dead stingray with a huge gaping bloody wound and it was smiling at me. got my feet dirty and sat on some wood with a friend, the wind blowing my hair into my eyes. into his. the days are hot and we spend them sitting on the porch with cold beers listening to records. taking walks in downtown oakland. going to the bar at nite and seeing old faces, old friends, old lovers. san francisco is beautiful right now. thrift town tomorrow. tonite my dad "chewed the ass out" of my sister and screamed on about our "dysfunctional family". earlier in the day we argued over president bush. i asked if he realized how many people have resigned from office and my father replied with "i support bush i know his family" and i said personal relationships aside do you know what he is actually doing? and he just yelled and screamed about how he hates liberals and that there are too many of them. hm. in the meantime my mother who is undergoing chemo is trying to sleep in her room. i am so glad to not live here but i am so glad to take care of my mother. life is bittersweet. oakland will always be carved into my heart.