things that stick

April 18, 2004
8.44p

she loves avocadoes, and hefeweizen with lemon in it. and i know now that she moves around her house like dancing, with barefeet poking out of her jeans. she reads good books and writes pretty words. and when she plays her guitar she means it. she is stronger than you might guess. her brother calls her bumblebee and she tells him to be quiet and meditate. our truths intersect. for her the world is filled with music, she feels it physically, it can hurt her. with people all around she says nice, secret things into my ear. i think she is afraid of being known.

and even though she is moving away, even though all of the other stuff is true. she is suddenly all i really want to look at.