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i feel scratchy and longing. i feel lost and found. i feel ghostly and away from me. i feel in the dark with the hallway light on and the glow of the computer screen lighting up the wrinkles on my knuckles and one tingle in my left shoulder because i didn't do my exercises this week and it's weak.

i feel so far away from you and you feel so far away from me but you're in the bottom of my stomach curled up like a warm firm trustworthy ball of a feeling that makes me smile. i'm listening to a song called other side of the world because that's where you are and that's all that i can think of.

i went to a chinese new year party tonight. there were some karate kicks and lovely pink fan scarf dances and the best of all was the incense sticks dancing in the dark ... sparks everywhere and i thought the stage would light on fire but it didn't and we all clapped out a good solid rhythm for them and they did a good good job those incense stick kids. i got a red envelope with a sacajawea dollar inside. i think i'll mail it to you.

i wonder why i'm always late for everything. it wears me down so ... makes me hang my head so many times every day.

it's the year of the dog. maybe this is the year where i get it right. maybe.

m

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