Ten.Two Thousand, One Hundred & Eighty-Nine
Monday. Last week of school.
Just one small cup. Or two.
The one morning they are actually on time is the day they don’t have to leave as early.
This dance is giving me nightmares.
Sometimes, you can feel the truth of it all in your bones.
“Look at a man the way he is and he only becomes worse, but look at him as if he were what he could be, then he becomes what he should be.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I run home to grab the boxes and see him walking up behind me. He says he has a two-hour lunch break. I want to stay and eat with him. For a moment, I panic. There are only two more years of this.
“…then you’d have more time to work on your writing,” she says. Another tug from the universe.
I'm kind of glad it’s a shorter work day than we anticipated, though it means there will be some heavier lifting in the coming days.
I reverse my walking route, and my legs certainly feel it. I don’t focus on the pace, just finishing. The gleaming flaxen light from the setting sun. Sweat dripping from beneath the brim of my hat. Gratitudes.
