she told me that she
always wanted to stay up in her head
because
that's where all
the
good
memories
were.

every time i turn the corner
on this
restless place
there is
more
restless
place

growing up,
i was always told
to wipe my feet
when coming
into the house....
but i always
felt
that if i didn't
leave a muddy
footprint or two,
my mother would
never even know
i
had
ever
been
there.

my rearview mirror
has a sticker on it
that says
objects appear closer
than they really are.....

i find that to be true
except when it comes
to people...

for
they are usually much
farther away
than they appear
and i can't seem to find a rearview mirror
that will make them
come
any
closer.

he wasn't as
broken
as he thought he was.

he had just
forgotten
to take the bandaid off.