That Ball Is Gone
You step away one day, and the separation doesn’t hurt much. There’s no scar to speak of. When you’re removed from it for a while, the longing doesn’t really appear until you’re exposed to it again. And then you realize how much you want it back. When I saw the yellow bus in the parking lot, I thought maybe I should pull over. And yet I wasn’t certain what would happen or how I’d feel if I did. I was hungry and had a few miles to go before I reached home. But forces I’m famil
