14 Aug 2022

Praise be thick ankles that swell at night, keeping me awake and then underwater. Frustration blooms in the pit of the pool: why does the body break, and will it heal? Can it? I wait and wait. I hitchhike. I lie on the stone and cook myself in the sun.

Near sunset, a close-up of a bright green palm tree frond with the light showing between leaves.

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