• white, red, and yellow flower field during daytime

    And Just Like That, March

    One morning, I blinked and reality wasn’t any longer. “Fourteen days,” I was told. An early Spring break…I couldn’t be mad about that. But just a little over the due Spring break and we’d all be back. Would it be like going back to normal? I was sure of that. Looking at a room full of confused little gazes and wobbly little hands waving on their way out, I wondered, too, “Is this how we say goodbye?” I missed them not. Sleeping in for days was the life. Mid-March led the way. Waking up alone every day soon made no sense. And so was a new calendar that had no…

  • pink and white flowers in white ceramic vase

    I Want a House Full of Nothing

    I want a house full of nothing; just a clean wooden bare floor, scented candles and a tall door. I want a house full of nothing; a mirror and music to dance to, red lipstick and perfume when days are blue. I want a house full of nothing; counter lights, clean toilet seat, hot water in tub to soak my feet. I want a house full of nothing; just a blackboard on the wall, chalk, words, and no phone calls. I want a house full of nothing; just one fork and one knife, red wine in barrels for the real life. I want a house full of nothing; a winter…