how can this feel so unreal

it’s like I had another mind with my mind

I never know how much I miss

the warm fresh air until I’m in it

a day where I went to work early for overtime

as the day of moving

well, not dawning yet

it’s only 5:02 am

but it’s cool

the heat has broken for a short reprieve

The family is all together so now begins the new era

One light is dimmer than the other, but it’s not the people

I can only hear the clock ticking at certain points

The noise from the fan mostly covers it

If I turn the fan off, I can hear all of it, time

But some of it is still louder

thought the birth control was mentally making you fat

‘I am a mechanical engineer.’

in the sterilized halls that have too much light

because the trees planted outside haven’t had enough time

to grow

arms are growing older from lifting

and freckles from the sun

carrying the weight

supposedly shouldn’t be

mother’s not the same

daughter’s not the same

niece’s not the same

woman not the same

I haven’t talked about Her

And tonight the black ice just crept up

the flooding, felt like I was sliding across forward

the white walls burst up around me, what I asked to see

I don’t see with Her.

Lady Liberty and Lady Wisdom and Lady Time and Lady Freedom

Floor carpet rug mat vacuum laundry underwear underwear sock…

Through the valleys with the shadows from other hills…