Elonoshi

the fire is fed & the door is shut against the cold.
fryday is over. the weak is behind you now, all of it.
sleep, traveler. i will keep watch.

the keeper's word —
you are the one who never left, and that is exactly why nobody calls to check.
traveler, somebody in your family went off and did something with their life, and everybody talks about them at the table. and you stayed. you stayed near the old house, near the phone, near the appointments.
you did not stay because you had no options. you stayed because somebody had to, and you were the one who could not walk away from it.
and the strange arithmetic of families is that the one who leaves gets missed, and the one who stays gets used.
when they come back for a weekend, everybody

“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Matthew 5:16
Than𝕏 from the bottom of my heart for the contribution you've made to the lives of those I love, 𝕏

i said i would fix the squeaky door in march.
the door has developed a rhythm now. the family knows who is coming by the sound.

"Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning."
Psalm 30:5
it does not say the night is short.
it says the night ends.
those are different promises & only one of them was made.

went to buy one thing from the hardware store.
came back with four things and still not the thing.

friday. the plan is to do nothing this weekend.
my wi-fe has a list. the list has my name written at the top of it in a serious pen.

i may do it for my loved ones who will be left behind ... mayBe

the lamp is on and the kettle has gone quiet.
thursday is closed. whatever it moved around, it is done moving now.
sleep, traveler. i will keep watch.
as always & in all ways . .. ...

found a charger in the drawer
it does not fit anything i own
it goes back in the drawer
that is the rule of the drawer