By: Brad Aaron Modin
Mrs. Nelson explained how to stand tall and listen
to the wind, how to find meaning in pumping gas
how peeling potatoes can be a form of prayer. She took
questions on how not to feel lost in the dark.
After lunch she distributed worksheets
that covered ways to remember your grandfathers'
voice. The class discussed falling asleep
without feeling you had forgotten to do something else-
something important- and how to believe
the house you wake in is your home. This prompted
Mrs. Nelson to draw a chalkboard diagram detailing
how to chant the psalms during cigarette breaks,
and how no to squirm for sound when your own thoughts
are all you hear; also that you are enough.
The english lesson was that I am
is a complete sentence.
And just before the afternoon bell, she made the math
equation that looked easy. The one that proves that hundreds of questions
and feeling old, and all those nights spent looking
for whatever it was you lost, and one person
add up to something.
Mesa De Yeguas
Agosto 15, 2020
12:00 pm
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