"This is a fossil of an ammonite. Inside, it’s a sea creature from billions of years ago. You and I, we are a kind of fossil, too. Ever notice how much nicer your whole body feels in water?”
She leads you away from the dog house, and though you have no idea where you’re going—no idea what lies ahead—not once do you feel the need to look back.
My familiar evening lights have a new companion—a man-made star. I guess that’s how it works, isn’t it? One day, an unexpected something happens, and from that moment on, you just know everything is going to be different.
I spotted a fish tail flapping over the surface and an iridescent shimmer darting beneath the water. "Sophia," Papa said, I have brought you a friend."
“Water flows down the mountains, across the valleys, and through every living thing. Water courses through you right now. If anyone knew the truth about his love, it would be the water."
Faces slick with amber heat
over a bundle of sticks
we were trying to light into
something else
“You’d be such a beautiful girl,” the dentist said the first time I went to see her. “If only you’d fix your teeth.”
but the pain is still there.
and among the sweet summer ocean
she falls right through
Pearlie’s voice hardened. "Maybe I just need someone to listen to me. Maybe I just need to see real sky again and feel real air on my face."
"I charge each of you to bring me a gift. It needs not be large, expensive, nor grandiose. It needs only be unique. Bring me something that is the only one of its kind. This challenge will require thought. It will require imagination."