novembre ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- family vocabulary grandpa warren used to charm bluejays onto his hands with peanuts. he called every animal he encountered friendly, always greeting it and never addressing it further. hello friendly. he had gentle eyes that i would be watched by almost every day for seventeen years. i wonder what they look like now. in my family certain things do not heal, but are glossed over. i hate being glossed over. my grandmother's suicide attempt is called a freakout if ever mentioned. when asked about her parents now, my mother frowns a little and spits out something she thought up to sound cute in order to divert the question's intent; i'm the child of mother earth and father time. 8:42 pm - 04.16.02 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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