Ten.Two Thousand, One Hundred & Fifty-Eight

1. Game day.

2. Black dress seems right for today.

3. A missed connection.

4. Something about the way these sentences fall out of their mouth affirms that this isn’t right for me.

5. But this pumpkin creme brulee.

6. The click-clack of my boots against the cold pavement. Brown and yellow leaves and moisture in the air. No sun. Fall.

7. She asks me how I’m feeling. I tell her I’m always nervous on game days. That I felt like I wanted to throw up after I crossed the Pope Street bridge. How many years do I have to do this before I stop feeling nervous?

8. I misinterpreted all of the noise. Too close. Too close.

9. Yeah. I have a good feeling about this year. 1-0.

10. Forgot about these sleepless nights.