You know how good-byes feel.
How the air gets excited
when all its ions
and electrical charges
are disrupted,
first by the intent to leave
and after by the leaving itself.
Then, when the bodies move
away through space,
they create empty pockets
where feelings get caught
and eddy around in the vacuum,
creating little vortices
of relief
or sadness
or confusion.
That’s the way it felt
on the day the Seeds left town.
Ruth Ozeki, All Over Creation
How the air gets excited
when all its ions
and electrical charges
are disrupted,
first by the intent to leave
and after by the leaving itself.
Then, when the bodies move
away through space,
they create empty pockets
where feelings get caught
and eddy around in the vacuum,
creating little vortices
of relief
or sadness
or confusion.
That’s the way it felt
on the day the Seeds left town.
Ruth Ozeki, All Over Creation
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| Perhaps If She Acts as Though Things Are Normal 4 x 6" postcard; acrylic and ink abstract 2020 |
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| before primping |
