I’m going to

I found the book, oldRipped in half, sittingOn a dusty shelf, alone. Let me correctMyself — I don’t knowAll that was ripped away. There on the last page, danglingA sentence, unfinishedSimply, “I’m going to” Going where or to what?Not even an ellipsis to sayIt didn’t matter. And still… I remember, fleetinglyThe missing pages, misplacedAnd fumble … More I’m going to

the list

On March 21, 2020, at the start of the COVID times, the last thing and the thing not to be was one and the same. Such a mundane thing to now have so much meaning. I still have the list. The day Mom’s soul departed for heaven, March 22, will always be memorable, but the … More the list