I have a shadow side, the life I make up. The artful dodge. I'm good at it. Have been spinning fantasies since childhood--for essential reasons that don't exist now. But that doesn't stop me. Just now walking to my friend's car with my groceries, I imagine her, the last woman I pursued, walking next to me. In pretend, we are satisfied with our communion, our excellent communication. In real life, who knows? We could have been silent, rife with unresolved tension and an argument about to happen. Pretend is easier. Easier to miss someone, build an altar to the golden crumbs of remembrance than engage, be engaged in life, real life.
About Me
- Naomi S
- A few things I know for sure. That revolving doors make me nervous. That, sometimes, it takes courage to do the simplest things. That the moment in a theatre before the stage lights come on is exquisite. That poetry is often "one short step to the good ground (May Swenson)." That I love swimming anywhere but especially in swimming pools.
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