Ten.One Thousand, Three Hundred & Twenty

1. An unfamiliar sound.

2. Already dreaming about the first cup of decaf.

3. At the end of the meditation, she asks you to set an intention for the day. I want a day of quiet ease.

4. Man. This decaf tastes so good.

5. Orange-gold sun reflecting off the windows.

6. The young man isn’t there. I want him to be there, but he isn’t. I check again on my way back from the library. I must have missed him today. Maybe next time.

7. Her face. Her dimples. Her glasses. The real talk. Having those in your circle who are not afraid to ask questions and are okay with not having any answers.

8. The change is coming. I can feel it.

9. It is three hours out of our day, but their hair cuts are fire.

10. I tell her that my tolerance for bullshit just keeps getting lower and lower.

11. “But I am also worried about being perceived as a quitter,” they write. “That’s just white supremacy.”