the tap on my
shoulder........................Sometimes Jerry would be gone for
several days. inside our system......................... warm milk........................ the sound of water.........."Where have you been Jerry? rain...........................Where have you been?" in the early morning light ....................Winsock watched out the window for him when he was gone brown grass on the hills...or so it seemed. a flowered dress.............. a glass of beer.................Alice never missed a meal. sleep............................... background noise............ low flying planes............. through sickness and invasive circumstance ............... the smell of green grass.... warm sun......................... a red front door................ cold cereal........................ working............................ making things.................... a white shirt....................... making love...................... the children laughing.......... blue jeans......................... potato soup...................... never know why............... nausea.............................. footprints.......................... unwashed windows........... a dark corner.................... the pine trees overhead...... walking............................. riding................................ the horizon........................
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