a wish in pictures
The day in bullet points:
- the late arrival, meeting a familiar face in the hallway (expected, somehow), exchanging lazy words that flew backwards, blind banter.
- anatomically correct signs of adoration, pulsing hearts that drew question marks and conspiratory laughter.
- an orange pen, and a piece of paper, and fractalling thoughts (this month's motif).
- sunny bagels, hurriedly consumed on a picnic-blanket of humming refrigerators.
- heated debates about love, and a voice that broke its shackles (blundering, pupils still dilated, but free).
- a drug and a magazine, quiet respite.
- molding, excitement: a question tossed out carelessly and a suggestion nudged back in half-jest. the minutes counted down and we (three, two, one) pulled a smile at the last moment (cheese).
- more laughter, second home, extended family (these are the days we'll miss--i feel a hole where the ache will grow, a premonition).
- spinning, spinning; the practical line of intention blurs and transforms, and we colour shapely frills: green surprise, yellow cubism, pink abstraction.
- instrumental monuments sprouting from a ravaged swampland, triumph over a day. veni, vidi, vici.
My tablet arrived--! Unfortunately I cannot play with it until my computer has been reborn (it's ashes now, not far to go).
Ah, bitter-sweet. (I had a theory.)
- the late arrival, meeting a familiar face in the hallway (expected, somehow), exchanging lazy words that flew backwards, blind banter.
- anatomically correct signs of adoration, pulsing hearts that drew question marks and conspiratory laughter.
- an orange pen, and a piece of paper, and fractalling thoughts (this month's motif).
- sunny bagels, hurriedly consumed on a picnic-blanket of humming refrigerators.
- heated debates about love, and a voice that broke its shackles (blundering, pupils still dilated, but free).
- a drug and a magazine, quiet respite.
- molding, excitement: a question tossed out carelessly and a suggestion nudged back in half-jest. the minutes counted down and we (three, two, one) pulled a smile at the last moment (cheese).
- more laughter, second home, extended family (these are the days we'll miss--i feel a hole where the ache will grow, a premonition).
- spinning, spinning; the practical line of intention blurs and transforms, and we colour shapely frills: green surprise, yellow cubism, pink abstraction.
- instrumental monuments sprouting from a ravaged swampland, triumph over a day. veni, vidi, vici.
My tablet arrived--! Unfortunately I cannot play with it until my computer has been reborn (it's ashes now, not far to go).
Ah, bitter-sweet. (I had a theory.)