These unusual days, people driving or walking or talking are grating
my nerves: tiny brittle petals of me, littered. Pink. At home, I crochet
these bits into a shapeless sweater. But it\u2019s not smooth. It\u2019s seedy.
Nothing lays flat. I put on my wings, instead, hedged
by the cliffs around me. Flying is a trick
we can all learn. Take a deep breath, let go
enough so the tips of your toes dance on air.
Fly past me. Fly past you. We can all fly, Fran says,
when we don\u2019t think about what we are doing. Do you
believe her? Does it matter? It\u2019s the soaring that counts, the way
what we cling to flutters behind us creating kaleidoscope messages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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