I never sleep in the car, but I remember how calm you made me.

I woke up because I snored.

You were listening to a podcast so low I don’t know how you could even hear it.

“You weren’t asleep long.”

“I never sleep in the car.”

The stars were bright as the desert flew by us.

Sagebrush

Creosote

Dust

I felt so calm, surrounded by red dirt and wide wide space.

“We’ll stop at the next town. Ma...

These shoes always hurt my feet.

The seam of the sock rubs my pinky toe raw

but I need these shoes to be my personality.

Silver, green, pink, green again.

Probably some other colors I forgot, too.

I made a mixed CD of songs that remind me of you.

I wrote your initials on it.

You’ll never hear it, it’s just for me.

I lay on my bed

legs up the wall

resting my aching toes.

It’s not quite summer s...

It’s a mountain lake

The sun sparks off the surface

I see your silhouette

But you feel far away.

Are you thinking of far away places?

Am I there with you? Is she there with you?

I know I can’t hold you back

I can’t keep you here

You’ll go on without me

I’ve known since the beginning

And still, I took a chance

It’s a snowy landscape

There is no chill

The sun is warm on my face

I don’t ...