the jam files – Thistle Thoughts

The Jam Files #10 : Just For You

Your homeland stays inside your bloodstream. When you’re away from it for too long your veins begin to burn with longing.

As if the body didn’t have enough foreign invaders to fight off.

When too many bad days in a row occur, I start to wonder if this is just how it’s going to be from now on.

I’ve tiptoed out of the world.

Last night I spoonfed a dying man oatmeal. I sponge bathed him even though he was already clean.

We’ve been running on fumes the past couple of days.

This winter has been a deep freeze.

…I couldn’t stop being entranced by Sissy Spacek’s freckles & her crystal blue eyes…