I came across drawn windows and peeked in. I saw the flickering lights reflecting off bedroom walls. I saw pictures of families and drawings of siblings hanging in the living room. I saw a bookshelf filled with books like a library up against a dinner table. I heard crickets and saw snails. I saw the trickling of water in the gutter as the sprinklers shut off. I caught whiffs of fat drippings roasting on charcoal. I heard sound of the freeway across the street.
I walked in the middle of the road and looked up and I saw the moon. I looked down and saw my shadow casted from the streetlight.
I began to think about people.
I thought about you and what we talked about. I lifted up a short
prayer for what it was you were dealing with when we last talked.
I let my mind wander and everything went through my mind. Then I sat down on a curb and closed my eyes and let the music drown everything out. I opened my eyes again and saw the moon.
It was the first time in a long time, I felt at peace standing still while the world moved.
It's been confusing lately. Everything. So much impending and imminent. Today was good.
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