The following is a simple writing. Each piece was written in
under 10 minutes with no preparation or familiarity with the statements that
were to be provided.
What I’m homesick for
Waking up, wandering out with your
eyes squeezed to keep the light out. Someone makes a smart remark, and your
retort is to shamble into the kitchen for a drink. Feels like a river washing
away the sand and gravel. Now you have your voice back, and your mind’s
starting to come around, but now you’re hungry. Has someone taken it upon
themselves to whip up a batch of French Toast, or just dirty the pan so you
can’t make eggs? Well if you have to wait for clean dishes then a shower will
do. But someone bangs on the door. They’re leaving in five minutes for
something, you don’t know what but it sounds fun.
So now
you’re eating last night’s dinner inside a roll that’s more like a sack. Even
cold it tastes good. Off to town, to walk around shops, point out funny facts
in magazines no one wants to buy. Start a conversation with an old man at the
diner who looks like he was aged by salt and sun. He’s been coming here for
lunch for fifty years. He flirts with a waitress who could be half his age, and
she laughs as if they’ve played this game a thousand times. Go for a walk, throw
a ball, but soon it’s too hot, time for home, time to swim. See mom looking at
produce wrapped in its’ own leaves as we head back to the car. Time for home,
and a swim.
(to be continued…)
