Ten.Seven Hundred & Nineteen

1. Loud birds.

2. I make the coffee, drink water while it percolates. I check the clock again. How much longer will I be alone.

3. I hear him open the blinds. He’s waking earlier and earlier. Too much on the mind.

4. I still can’t figure out exactly why they needed to make repairs to the road. I’m sure someone on Nextdoor is complaining about wasted tax dollars.

5. Work tomorrow and Sunday. I should make this an easy day.

6. We go over the goals. I forget how much can be accomplished in such short time. We make new goals, wonder about empathy, whether we should care about aging and whether it matters if we do.

7. I slink back into the hammock. Most of me is in the shade but I stick my legs out into the sun to feel the burn.

8. It’s so silly that he won’t eat the pasta because it has fresh tomatoes.

9. Still nothing. Still waiting. Still thinking that even if it doesn’t happen it wouldn’t be the worst thing. Because there’s still all of this.

10. Just remember the intention.