Oak Park Library is currently closed and will re-open on Monday, Dec. 18 at 9 a.m.
for so long, i’ve crossed the same streets
i’ve smiled and waved to the same people in the hallways
i’ve thought the same thoughts
i’ve loved the same love
but i’ve outgrown my attachment to comfort and my warmth for the familiar sidewalks
Bittersweetness prevails
As you set off your sails
Where a tumulus sea
once prevailed
Yet, here we are
With merely a scar.
Your breath is lighter
The world – brighter –
Days fly by . . .
You no longer wish to cry.
But you need it, you said. I thought you wanted to be beautiful. I slammed my hands on the wheel of your Land Rover and pulled over to the side of the road near the big houses with green lawns and trampolines, Norfolk Way.