Writing

All we do is pass through here, the best way we can Try not to focus on the disappointments in others, dear one. Your expectations

And if all that fails, wash your own dishes It seems you have inherited and passed on a gene that compels cleanliness. We learn to

My heart has grown capable of taking on all forms Some days, I feel my heart is a complete, three-dimensional sphere, fulfilled by all the

Gather into your arms the sleeping infant of yourself Her eyes wince in discomfort as she struggles to stay asleep, dreaming of the sisters she

Yes, endlessly, shamelessly, I tell stories Stories justify my need for empathy, to let you know just how cursed and broken my family is. If

My father at the piano I see him sitting there, patient and proud, teaching my son about chords. Two musical minds, decades apart, syncing on