Month: January 2021
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strangers
The old lady in the building who’s seen me as a kid, walks up and says so, smiling at the passage of time. We speak different languages. The faceless man standing behind me at the restaurant, pats the shoulder, “Eat, it’ll get cold”, when I’m scrolling through a playlist on the phone, hot food on…
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2020: review
The end of each month this year brought respite and a sense of urgency. We were anxious for much of the year, seated on the edge. The pandemic brought with it a renewed acceptance for the passage of time, and the myriad ways in which we spend it. I had expected to be at yet…