impossible
Impossible he said on the edge of delirium expecting
to see his name cut and then hearing that another had
given the feather into the ancient Scale of Justice.
I was writing himself, herself, and thinking about my father
who saved another man’s life once and oh my stars and heavens
what coincidence is that no no no no point in saying anything
but wow so many thanks for such sheer gift of time and conscience.
Remind me to tell you about the time our telephone number was the
exact winning sequence for a megamillion jackpot and of course who
would have figured we should go to the store and buy a ticket
on our phone number? No. That’s impossible, too.
to see his name cut and then hearing that another had
given the feather into the ancient Scale of Justice.
I was writing himself, herself, and thinking about my father
who saved another man’s life once and oh my stars and heavens
what coincidence is that no no no no point in saying anything
but wow so many thanks for such sheer gift of time and conscience.
Remind me to tell you about the time our telephone number was the
exact winning sequence for a megamillion jackpot and of course who
would have figured we should go to the store and buy a ticket
on our phone number? No. That’s impossible, too.